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krz2fer · 02-15-2006, 03:03 PM

(1) So my mechanic thinks its a head gasket that needs replacing.. do you? Here are the facts:

When driving around town for errands - car off and on often - it stutters horribly upon restarting as if the idle is going crazy. Sometimes it smoothes out within seconds, other times stays bad and grey smoke/steam billows from the tailpipe when I gas it. Also, coolant has been mysteriously disappearing without leaks on the pavement and no loss of pressure (says the mechanic about the system). SO, coolant leaking into the engine causing the stuttering/overheating/smoke burnoff via a bad head gasket?

(2) Also just today I noticed upon braking my FL brake makes noise - but not when im not pressing down, or completely braking, just that middle ground if im coasting to a stoplight or taking a turn. It sounds like something rubbing once every revolution. Any ideas?

IALuder · 02-15-2006, 03:53 PM

yea is the headgasket.

the noise if only when turning could be the axle. but thats more of a ticking noise.

JDMFantasy2k · 02-15-2006, 03:53 PM

definately sounds like a head gasket. Check your oil and coolant levels and smell them. You should be able to smell oil/exhaust in your coolant resivoir.

The brakes, is there any vibration in the pedal or just a noise?

krz2fer · 02-15-2006, 04:25 PM

Ok, head gasket it is. Had to be sure. If I recall that's pretty pricey... blah.

The brake isn't vibrating; I only noticed it because I had the window rolled down and initially heard a soud pinging off a brick wall I was driving by. Then it became apparent when I turned the music down and slowly came to stops here and there.

IALuder · 02-15-2006, 04:30 PM

brake pads are shot. time for new ones.

plus the headgasket is only expensive if you pay a shop to do it. i did mine myself. get a couple days off if its your first time and try to do it yourself.

JDMFantasy2k · 02-15-2006, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IALuder
brake pads are shot. time for new ones.

plus the headgasket is only expensive if you pay a shop to do it. i did mine myself. get a couple days off if its your first time and try to do it yourself.

exactly

krz2fer · 02-16-2006, 01:48 PM

haha, not me

IALuder · 02-16-2006, 06:00 PM

you got to learn some how. at least watch someone do it.

JDMFantasy2k · 02-16-2006, 06:04 PM

just get a service manual dude. If you ever built legos as a kid and can follow simple instructions, and know what a 10mm socket looks like, you can work on cars.

krz2fer · 02-17-2006, 08:38 AM

Anyone have the 92-95 civ pdf manual?

GT40FIED · 02-17-2006, 09:10 AM

Hell...you live in VA. Just give Arnel (Thermal) a call. he can set you straight.

IALuder · 02-17-2006, 07:34 PM

no shit i didnt catch that.

check google im sure someone has one.

02-15-2006, 03:03 PM	#1
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	92 Civic aches and pains... (1) So my mechanic thinks its a head gasket that needs replacing.. do you? Here are the facts: When driving around town for errands - car off and on often - it stutters horribly upon restarting as if the idle is going crazy. Sometimes it smoothes out within seconds, other times stays bad and grey smoke/steam billows from the tailpipe when I gas it. Also, coolant has been mysteriously disappearing without leaks on the pavement and no loss of pressure (says the mechanic about the system). SO, coolant leaking into the engine causing the stuttering/overheating/smoke burnoff via a bad head gasket? (2) Also just today I noticed upon braking my FL brake makes noise - but not when im not pressing down, or completely braking, just that middle ground if im coasting to a stoplight or taking a turn. It sounds like something rubbing once every revolution. Any ideas? __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

02-15-2006, 03:53 PM	#2
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 38 Posts: 7,908	yea is the headgasket. the noise if only when turning could be the axle. but thats more of a ticking noise. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

02-15-2006, 03:53 PM	#3
JDMFantasy2k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: northeastern connecticut Age: 37 Posts: 1,765	definately sounds like a head gasket. Check your oil and coolant levels and smell them. You should be able to smell oil/exhaust in your coolant resivoir. The brakes, is there any vibration in the pedal or just a noise? __________________

02-15-2006, 04:25 PM	#4
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	Ok, head gasket it is. Had to be sure. If I recall that's pretty pricey... blah. The brake isn't vibrating; I only noticed it because I had the window rolled down and initially heard a soud pinging off a brick wall I was driving by. Then it became apparent when I turned the music down and slowly came to stops here and there. __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

02-15-2006, 04:30 PM	#5
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 38 Posts: 7,908	brake pads are shot. time for new ones. plus the headgasket is only expensive if you pay a shop to do it. i did mine myself. get a couple days off if its your first time and try to do it yourself. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

02-16-2006, 01:48 PM	#7
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	haha, not me __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

02-16-2006, 06:00 PM	#8
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 38 Posts: 7,908	you got to learn some how. at least watch someone do it. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

02-16-2006, 06:04 PM	#9
JDMFantasy2k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: northeastern connecticut Age: 37 Posts: 1,765	just get a service manual dude. If you ever built legos as a kid and can follow simple instructions, and know what a 10mm socket looks like, you can work on cars. __________________

02-17-2006, 08:38 AM	#10
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	Anyone have the 92-95 civ pdf manual? __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

02-17-2006, 09:10 AM	#11
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	Hell...you live in VA. Just give Arnel (Thermal) a call. he can set you straight. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

02-17-2006, 07:34 PM	#12
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 38 Posts: 7,908	no shit i didnt catch that. check google im sure someone has one. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

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