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KentStateTsi
08-13-2003, 05:35 PM
last night when i was leaving b-dubs a couple guys noticed my problem of a lumpy idle...and smoke under the hood...all this started when my dipstick popped out a few days ago..smoke everywhere....put it back in and zip-tied it down..still smoking....get on here and read Mike Blacks post about the stick coming out...some guy said his did it when he used a fram oil filter...guess what i'm using BINGO!! i was told to do a compression test..when i pulled my plugs my #1cyl plug had no grounding bar( i'd put a pic up but my verizon pic phone sends it and when i pull it up in email....its a bunch of crazy characters) :cuss F the dumb sh!t....the rest of the plugs are ok....now for the compression...i'll start with #4 and go down cause it doesnt start that bad....#4-155 #3-150 #2-120 #1-35 WTF!!!!! so i'm thinking totally cooked head gasket and a good possibility of rings and maybe valves..........who knows...i sure dont... i hate it. make me an offer...or make some suggestions or post some help...i leave for school next friday and cant take down time like this :DOH
Iwishiwascool
08-13-2003, 05:53 PM
i leave for school next friday and cant take down time like this :DOH

Your first mistake... you got a dsm as a daily driver.

Your first solution... order a gasket and head studs now.
BlackEclipse
08-13-2003, 06:19 PM
My dipstick stopped "coming out". I use FRAM filters. It's not the filters. Get on with life.

I have to check my oil every fricken morning now for 3 months straight because it leaks so much from the oil pan. I guess I was getting lazy a day here or there and I didn't push the dipstick all the way back it. Now, I double check it and twist it a little bit left and right to make sure the rubber gasket seats well. Haven't had anymore problems.
biglipps66
08-13-2003, 06:21 PM
FYI: fram is THE WORRRSE filter you can buy for ANY car.

They are like cardboard man.. look inside of one once.. there was like a news thing on it back in the day too.
BlackEclipse
08-13-2003, 06:25 PM
I don't use the bottom end model of FRAM, I use the middle one and sometimes the top one and sometimes other brands...I am not sure what I've got on the car now....I know it is not a FRAM....basically whatever I can find at the local store...same goes with oil lately....I use any brand and almost any weight that I can find in my garage. Hell, When you lose 1/8-1/4 quart a day, it don't really matter anymore.
Iwishiwascool
08-13-2003, 06:25 PM
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biglipps66
08-13-2003, 06:28 PM
Ya Mike in this case.. your ok with your filters and oil.. especially when you add a quart each day hahha
Gunner
08-13-2003, 07:01 PM
Fram probably doesn't have the best filtering properties, but i'd be willing to be they have better flow than some of the "good ones." I've used them almost exclusively since i've bought my car. Just the generic $3 tough guard from auto zone. Recently I tried the tried and true Pure One, and it appears to have given me a wee bit less oil pressure than before. I dunno. I doubt there's a big difference, and whatever was going on probably wasn't the filter's fault.
KentStateTsi
08-13-2003, 07:15 PM
i still have some more stuff to do like check the oil and see if its milky looking....but doesnt 35psi in the first cyl seem a lil low for just a gasket???
Mike C
08-13-2003, 10:09 PM
Pour a cap full of oil down that spark plug well and recheck the compression. If it comes up, then its your piston ring.
KentStateTsi
08-14-2003, 12:45 AM
got some parts on order....all from RRE....ARP head studs-$90...mitsubishi metal head gasket-$90....cheapest i could find and i can save on shipping getting them from the same place...i've been sleeping by my haynes trying to memorize the process by osmosis....and VFAQ is my best friend right now...money will be in order as soon as i'm running again
biglipps66
08-14-2003, 07:11 AM
Metal head gaskets are a no no.

You should get the head redecked and polished to a NICE SMOOTH finish if your going to use one. If you dont, its possible that it may not seal.. giving you some horrible compression and leaks.

I would get a stock one if I was you :thumb
Mike C
08-14-2003, 07:28 AM
Metal head gaskets are a no no.

You should get the head redecked and polished to a NICE SMOOTH finish if your going to use one. If you dont, its possible that it may not seal.. giving you some horrible compression and leaks.

I would get a stock one if I was you :thumb

What he said :thumb
Iwishiwascool
08-14-2003, 08:19 AM
If you already ordered it, ill take it.

My head just got a close shave yesterday.
KentStateTsi
08-14-2003, 11:19 AM
head is on its way to be decked saturday....i'm gonna try and get some porting while the guy is at it.....i picked up some 95 pistons from a guy up here today and if i get the balls i'll put them in as well. Max down time i hope is 1 week, but we'll see
DSM614
08-14-2003, 08:18 PM
Hell yeah brian get that shii done it will be worth it man.... :thumb
KentStateTsi
08-20-2003, 08:21 PM
got everything apart today and saw my worst nightmare....piston 1 has seen better days...not horrible but not great either.....cant find any noticable imperfections to the old head gasket.....but....MY KNOCK SENSOR WIRES WERE BROKEN!!!!!!which means no timing being pulled and one broke ass car.....sweet, i'm just gonna put everything back together and hope it runs better...if not, i'm trading it for a 93 turbo civic....we'll see how it goes but i might not have a DSM in a few days