Very informative guide, ozzie owl, thank you for sharing! Unfortunately I have not found this in time and already had first transmission oil change (100'000km) done at repair shop. Apparently, they used suction to drain the oil. From 2 litres of Honda MTF that I gave, one bottle has some oil left. I am considering adding that.
1. Blue Smoke. The most obvious and a telltale sign that your Civic is burning oil is blue smoke. Blue smoke indicates that oil has made its way to the combustion chamber. It is then burned with the gasoline and tints the exhaust blue. Your exhaust will look more like a two stroke engine if it’s bad enough. Here’s more on blue exhaust smoke.
96-00 Honda Civic Type R 1.6L Vtec Engine Manual LSD Trans Ecu jdm b16b s4c ek9. Brand New Aluminum Engine Oil Pan For 96-00 Honda Civic VTEC 1.6L 264-413.Keron answered 15 years ago. A friend of mine has a Honda Accord which is similar to the civic and use the same single over head cam on the EX Coupe. He has modified the V-tech to a switch which is located under the steering collum. You do feel a "Kick" when he switches it over at higher RPMs. However at low end u dont notice the difference. Step 3 – Improperly drilled cylinder head hold-down bolt holes. In some 1998 and 1999 Accord model years with 4-cylinder engine blocks, the manufacturer drilled and tapped holes too deep for the cylinder head hold-down bolts. Holes went too far into the passages below allowing oil and coolant to mix. If you have low mileage on the engine, you