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reconhoss · 08-27-2010, 09:01 PM

i got a 2002 honda recon its smoking and spiting oil out of the crank case hose to the air box. ANY CLUE

**toodeep** · 08-28-2010, 01:06 AM

Over full on oil or the rings are shot.

Andamo · 08-28-2010, 09:10 AM

Did it start smoking all of a sudden or has it been smoking all along ? It sounds like you have compression blowing past the rings. You need to do a leak down of the cylinder and I'll bet you'll be able to hear the air blowing into the crankcase.
As the previous poster said, check the oil level first, but I think the problem is more serious than that.

FloatingForeman · 08-28-2010, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toodeep

Over full on oil or the rings are shot.

to the fourms. sounds to me like your overfull on oil

reconhoss · 08-28-2010, 01:31 PM

its been smoking all along it has no power at all it will drive but it bogs down when i turn i checked the oil and its normal

FloatingForeman · 08-28-2010, 01:58 PM

Well sounds like an compression problem could be a couple of things worn rings, scratched cylinder wall, bad valve seals. Toodeep or someone else can prob give you a better idea but in the end you will have to tear it apart to know for sure

reconhoss · 08-28-2010, 02:21 PM

if the rings were bad wouldnt it smoke out of the exhaust

FloatingForeman · 08-28-2010, 04:33 PM

ohhh i didn't see that it was smoking out of the crankcase breather hose dont know about that not i gusse well have to wait and see what others have to say

Andamo · 08-29-2010, 03:16 PM

As the piston goes up a down the bore, oil is slung onto the walls. As the spark plug fires at the top of the compression stroke the mixture of gasoline and air is getting past the rings and into the crankcase. All this volume of gasoline/air/oil mixture is vented out the crankcase into the air box. Since you say it has now power, you're losing all your compression because of bad rings, cracked rings, broken ring lands, cracked piston, etc. Something has happened along the way for this to happen because these motors are practically bulletproof. Doing a compression test will guide you as to what is wrong. Continued driving can cause futher damage to the walls.

reconhoss · 08-29-2010, 04:30 PM

ok thanks for the help

08-27-2010, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
reconhoss Honda Rider Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5	smoking need help i got a 2002 honda recon its smoking and spiting oil out of the crank case hose to the air box. ANY CLUE

08-28-2010, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Andamo Honda Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sarver, PA Posts: 116	Did it start smoking all of a sudden or has it been smoking all along ? It sounds like you have compression blowing past the rings. You need to do a leak down of the cylinder and I'll bet you'll be able to hear the air blowing into the crankcase. As the previous poster said, check the oil level first, but I think the problem is more serious than that. __________________ Black Diamond Motorsports XPS Pontiac GXP Mind Science Motorsports American Drag Racing League

08-29-2010, 03:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Andamo Honda Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sarver, PA Posts: 116	As the piston goes up a down the bore, oil is slung onto the walls. As the spark plug fires at the top of the compression stroke the mixture of gasoline and air is getting past the rings and into the crankcase. All this volume of gasoline/air/oil mixture is vented out the crankcase into the air box. Since you say it has now power, you're losing all your compression because of bad rings, cracked rings, broken ring lands, cracked piston, etc. Something has happened along the way for this to happen because these motors are practically bulletproof. Doing a compression test will guide you as to what is wrong. Continued driving can cause futher damage to the walls. __________________ Black Diamond Motorsports XPS Pontiac GXP Mind Science Motorsports American Drag Racing League

08-28-2010, 01:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
toodeep Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: south dakota Posts: 6,427	Over full on oil or the rings are shot.

08-28-2010, 01:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
reconhoss Honda Rider Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5	its been smoking all along it has no power at all it will drive but it bogs down when i turn i checked the oil and its normal

08-28-2010, 01:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
FloatingForeman Honda Lover Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FLORENCE AL Posts: 365	Well sounds like an compression problem could be a couple of things worn rings, scratched cylinder wall, bad valve seals. Toodeep or someone else can prob give you a better idea but in the end you will have to tear it apart to know for sure

08-28-2010, 02:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
reconhoss Honda Rider Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5	if the rings were bad wouldnt it smoke out of the exhaust

08-28-2010, 04:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
FloatingForeman Honda Lover Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FLORENCE AL Posts: 365	ohhh i didn't see that it was smoking out of the crankcase breather hose dont know about that not i gusse well have to wait and see what others have to say

08-29-2010, 04:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
reconhoss Honda Rider Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5	ok thanks for the help

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