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'95 ESI CIVIC HONDA: i'm having overheating problems. only to find out my radiator has too little water. prior to this, there had been an engine oil leak on my engine top probably suspecting the seals.after this, when starting my car, the odometer seems to go up and down in a cyclic manner..upon checking the muffler, there is something like whitish smoke as well as engine leak in the muffler. the car also overheats easily...i am not sure what is the likeliest problem..could it be blown gasket?blown valve seal?damaged engine block?or damage piston?of all, i would hope it's just a gasket problem..hope you can help me....

Sounds like a blown head gasket.

You need a new car. It is most likely a blown head gasket.

Check your oil,is it white in color.It could be a blown head gasket.If the head is aluminum it could have warped.When running with the hood up do you hear a psst sound.A couple things to check to help find out what is going on.
Mark

Blown head gasket. It will overheat to a point were the all of the above symptoms will eventually take place. SorryI have had bad luck with two 1.5 liter Honda hatchback engines. Both of them overheated and blew gaskets