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88 Acura Integra, Lot’a Oil Usage
Q: My newly purchased ‘88 Acura Integra uses a lot of oil and there are oily black deposits on the tailpipe. I replaced the valve cover gasket and PCV valve, changed the oil and filter, and cleaned all the old oil off the front of the engine. Now, the only fresh oil is coming out halfway down the front of the engine on either side of the manifold at the head gasket seam. I found a service bulletin that says the head gasket on 1986-89 Acura Integra models deteriorate around the oil drain holes in the head gasket giving the appearance of a cam seal leak. My question is do you know of a quick fix for this problem? Maybe drill out the return hole and install a sleeve or just slap some Bondo on the front of the engine. I've seen a gob of Bondo fix a big hole in a radiator which has a much higher pressure.

A: I don’t have a quick fix for the head gasket. But I find the Bondo idea very entertaining! I would like a picture of the repair. But the fact of the matter is, if you have oil droplets coming out of the tail pipe no amount of Bondo on the engine is going to cure your oil consumption problem. The purchase you’ve made is going to cost you a lot more money than you planned on if you want the vehicle right. Good luck

 
     
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