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Old 11-Mar-2010 | 12:16 PM
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D16Z6 blowing white smoke after head gasket change

I have a 93 civic si..was having issues where I'd have to hold the gas to the floor and crank it for 15-20 secs to get it started and coolant was getting into the oil and vice versa...so figured that it was the head gasket

SO changed the head gasket (bc it was in fact blown apart) and put it all back together and now its blowing white smoke out of the exhaust...like full force out of both exhaust tips..I'm stumped...any ideas?
Old 11-Mar-2010 | 12:48 PM
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who did the head gasket? it may have been over tightened or not tight enough. also, cylinder head could be warped.
Old 11-Mar-2010 | 01:41 PM
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could just be coolant left in your exhaust that needs to burn off.

Sometimes when headgaskets blow you get coolant in your exhaust system.

Or you could have a bigger problem.
Old 11-Mar-2010 | 02:19 PM
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I did the headgasket myself and tightened it according to the haynes manual..1st step 22 ft-lbs, 2nd step 53 ft-lbs....what else could it be if the coolant in the exhaust isn't the problem? warped head?
Old 11-Mar-2010 | 06:38 PM
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Yeah did you resurface your head and take it out to a machine shop when you had it out? Also did you use the same head bolts, cause usually you should'nt reuse them and 53ft-lbs is where you stopped? I think it should have been 67ft-lbs but i could be wrong cause i used ARP head bolts on my motor.
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General Specs for 97 cu in (1.6L) D Series
Bore................2.95"(75mm)
Stroke.............3.54"(90mm)
Deck Height.....8.347"
Rod Length......5.394"
______Compression______HP___________TQ
D16A6.......9 to 1...........108@6000.......100@5000
D16Z6.......9.2 to 1........125@6600.......106@5200
D16Y8.......9.6 to 1........127@6600.......107@5500

Torque Specs
Camshaft Holder 8mm Bolts.....14-15ft lbs
Camshaft Holder 6mm Bolts.....104 inch lbs
Camshaft Pulley Bolt.......27ft lbs
AEM Cam Gear Adjustment Bolts(3 of them)....15ft lbs..apply Loctite "red" to the three retaining bolts
Connecting Rod Nut........23ft lbs
Crankshaft Pulley Bolt.....119ft lbs(D16A6).....134ft lbs(D16Z6)
Cylinder Head Bolts for D16A6
step 1.......22ft lbs
step 2.......48ft lbs
Cylinder Head Bolts for D16Z6
Step 1....22ft lbs
Step 2....53ft lbs
Cylinder Head Bolts for D16Y8
step 1(bolts 1-10)....15ft lbs
step 2(bolts 1-10)....36ft lbs
step 3(bolts 1-10)....49ft lbs
step 4(bolts 1 & 2)....49ft lbs
Cylinder Heads...All D ARP Studs
Step 1......15ft lbs
Step 2......30ft lbs
Step 3......62ft lbs
Cylinder Head Bolt Thread Size and Pitch.....10mm x 1.25mm
Distributor Mount Bolt....17-18ft lbs
Flywheel Bolt........87ft lbs
Intake Manifold to Cylinder Head Nut..16ft lbs
Main Bearing Cap Bolt........47ft lbs(D16A6)..........Step 1...18ft lbs(D16Z6 and Y8 )
Step 2...38ft lbs(D16Z6 and Y8 )
Rocker Arm..D16A6
End Rocker Arm Shaft Cap..9ft lbs
All Others and all D16Z and Y8s..........16ft lbs
Throttle BodyNut.......14-16ft lbs
Timing Belt Adjuster Bolt.....33ft lbs
Valve Adjustment Nut....10ft lbs(D16A6)....14-15ft lbs(D16Z6 and Y8 )
Cylinder Head Specs
Valve Sizes D16A6 Intake......29mm Exhaust....25mm
D16Z6 and Y8 Intake...30mm Exhaust....26mm
Valve Clearance
Stock D16A6,D16Z6 and D16Y8 Cams
Intake.....007-.009" (.17-.22mm)
Exhaust...009-.011" (.22-.27mm)
Head Chamber Volume
D16A6......................38cc
D16Z6 and D16Y7.....34.6cc
D16Y8......................32.8cc
Throttle Body Sizes
D16A6..... 55mm
D16Z6......56mm
D16Y7......56mm
D16Y8..... 56mm

Here i found this for you on Dseries.org

You should replace those headbolts caus most likely they are stretched.
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