96_f22b2 wrote:
> what up guys.. aite.. i got a problem.. i drive a 96 honda accord lx.
> 2.2l 4 cyl. 176,000 miles (*yes i kno its a old piece of shit*) last
> night when i was getting off the highway.. i noticed my engine was
> jerking... didnt think much of it until i stopped at the red light
> and the car was idling back and forth as if it was going to stall
> out.. when i got home.. i checked my oil .. VERY LOW..... changed it
> same problem.. checked the spark plugs n noticed.. there was oil in
> the 3rd and 4th spark plug hole.. i decided it was a leak in the
> vavle cover.... now this can range from.. jus a faulty gasket.. to
> jus a simple tune up.. i later got info that it could be my piston
> rings.. how do i determine which it is ....? n how much would it cost
> to fix if it is my pistion rings
>
>

check your coolant by looking inside the radiator, NOT the expansion
bottle. if you're losing oil & coolant, the head gasket's gone.

and unless this motor is seriously abused, like running it without oil,
176k on a 96 is barely middle aged.