Engine problems
 

Ok...i have a 96 eclipse rs i really love the car but it smokes and the smoke is a blueish tint and it burns oil like a mofo.....i've done a little looking and such and i've kind of narrowed it down to either the piston rings or something with the valves. I did a compression test just recently and got these readings: 180 185 190 195, the only problem is....hehe...i don't know what i'm doing and i don't know if these readings are good or bad someone told me you could tell which one would be the problem if i did a compression test so can anyone give me some info on what i should do to figure out what the problem is??? lol i would go to the dealer and have them figure it out but its like 100.00 to have them just look at it and ive heard it costs a lot of money to get the rings fixed and sorta a lot with the valves...i don't have that much money hehe i'm a college student, but it would be greatly appreciated if anyone could help me out on this....

Chris

RE: Engine problems
 

well if those #'s are correct then i dont think you have any problem with the rings or valve seals because those are good #'s. So my next thing to look at is the gaskets for the oil problem. Maybe check your oil pan and see if its good. Also the valve cover gaskets. But as long as those #'s were correctly done then you dont have a compression issue.

RE: Engine problems
 

PVC valve?

RE: Engine problems
 

What weight you putting in? I had that problem too... It was cuz i wasputting in oil that was too thin.... I put in thicker oil and problem solved

RE: Engine problems
 

I'm using 10w-30 maxlife oil if that is what you are asking when you mean wight i'm putting in otherwise i don't know what your talking about....hehe inexperienced=me, but its not the pvc valve i already replaced that and i actually was wondering about the gasket but how do i check if the oil pan is good and also the valve cover gaskets??

RE: Engine problems
 

If you see oil all over the areas of the gaskets on the outside.