Own a 91 Honda Civic Hatchback Si 1.6L with 492,356 miles that is now blowing some blue smoke out of the tail pipe. I just noticed the blue smoke today while parked and idling. I put my car in Reverse and backed up a little, as soon as I revved the engine I noticed a small plume of blue smoke. I did not bother worrying and thought that it was maybe a one time thing. Later on the day, while driving my car, I came to a complete stop and noticed a particular smell which was followed again by the blue smoke I noticed earlier.
I am the first owner and have taken care of my car since day one. All oil changes religiously performed by me.
I got home kind of late today so I did not have a chance to pull the plugs.
I did however pull all the plug wires and noticed slight oil fluid pooling at base of the spark plugs.
I immediately thought that my valve head cover seals are shot again and thought that replacing them would correct the problem.
I then remembered that I had a problem with one of the spark plugs a few months ago. I was hard to remove and was close to cross threading the spark plug hole. I noticed that there was excess carbon/oil buildup on the threads and was kind of worried.
Looking thru other websites, my cars symptoms don't sound good
Please advise
I am the first owner and have taken care of my car since day one. All oil changes religiously performed by me.
I got home kind of late today so I did not have a chance to pull the plugs.
I did however pull all the plug wires and noticed slight oil fluid pooling at base of the spark plugs.
I immediately thought that my valve head cover seals are shot again and thought that replacing them would correct the problem.
I then remembered that I had a problem with one of the spark plugs a few months ago. I was hard to remove and was close to cross threading the spark plug hole. I noticed that there was excess carbon/oil buildup on the threads and was kind of worried.
Looking thru other websites, my cars symptoms don't sound good
Please advise