Civic EG

I'm looking at buying a 1994 si hatch with a y8 head swap. The guys says it smokes white from the exhaust and smells of water and fuel, but he says that it runs awesome. The guy says that he thinks he installed the intake manifold gasket upside down. I know that some other causes of white smoke are the head gasket, cracked or warped head, or a cracked block. What do you guys think?

That's not a symptom of a blown or messed up intake manny gasket. Usually you'll get a vac leak and a hissing noise, but not white spoke...maybe PCV valve or compression is gone

juju wrote: The guy says that he thinks he installed the intake manifold gasket upside down.

my bulshit dedector is going crazy
you cant put it on upside down doesnt work
i say get it and put a jdm d15b in it

my bulshit dedector is going crazy

that's what I was thinking

thats like saying he put the head on backwards it just doesnt work lol
how much the guy asking?

He's asking 1500.... what do you guys think it's worth? It has si wheels with new tires, dc header, full exhaust, and an intake.

thats pretty reasonable as long as its got like no rust
but i would do a compression test before you buy it

Yeah I was planing on doing a compression test

well if it drives good and looks good then go for it and welcome to the eg world

Sounds like a bad head gasket to me, or warped head. But let us know the results of the compression test - that tells a lot

so you guys think it is the head gasket and not the pcv valve. I'm trying to order parts from oreilly so that they will be here when I make it back with the car.

p.s. I was thinking head gasket too, but when he said it smells like fuel it kinda threw me.

thanks for the help

white smoke and smells like oil/coolant then yes head gasket
just buy a head gasket kit and do a mini rebuild

I was thinking head gasket too, but when he said it smells like fuel it kinda threw me.

I don't know how much I would trust the seller....