Need Help...Please..asap

tnm27 · 06-10-2006

Hey guys, well i am very new to dsm motors so i'm kinda stuck on things....anyways lets get to the point. i bought a 90 eclipse gsx awd. it's been sitting for about 3 weeks on jack stands. when i got it home, the dip stick was popped up and sprayed oil all over the motor, one of the cylinders was (far right when looking into engine)running with low compression, all the other ones are doing fine. also when i took the spark plug out of that valve, the plug had no gap in it and it was a very cheap autolite spark plug(hehe)...seems like there was alot of oil on that side that was leaking only. here is my question... I bought a new valve cover gasket, a new head gasket, new altenator, new belts, pretty much everything on that side because i read that your belts start to strech if oil gets on them, so i didn't want to take the chance of them snapping. my question is what do you think the real problem is? a friend of mine said to get piston rings also because of the low compression but i don't know if that is the real problem. please help!?! asap...thanks!!

HiImBrian · 06-10-2006

Your friends right. There are a lot of topics about this sorta thing. My guess is the pistons. If your going to be rebuilding the head do it all at once and replace it all.

Swifty1638 · 06-10-2006

what was the compression? the dipstick popped up when you first started it? get some NGK plugs. Your belts start to slip when you get oil on them. I've had oil on my belts before, and have cleaned them off by wiping them down. Hell, when a customer's car squeeks, I spray some jb80 or wd40 on the pullies and belt to see what and where the noise is coming from. Oil won't hurt them. cracks will. dried out belts will get cracks. You also don't need a new alternator if the above oil issue is what's wrong. The alternator won't control anything that pertains to your above-mentioned issue. is the valve cover gasket leaky? headgasket leaking? how's your coolant temps, and level in the resevoir tank? color? I would figure out what the issue is, before you start throwing parts at it. A new alternator and gaskets may give you piece of mind, but they may also not fix the issue. Figure out what it is first.

-A. Swift

tnm27 · 06-10-2006

thanks guys, yeah...the dipstick would pop out about an inch and spray oil over the engine. only one side of the engine was leaking oil and it was were the low compression was coming from(from the side of the dipstick). the valve cover gasket was pretty much crap when i took it out and the so was the head gasket(lots of rips and tears on the side of the leaking oil). but i'm not to sure if that is the real problem. Another friend of mine has a 2g talon turbo. he has the same problem i do (leaking oil on the same side, etc. upset the dipstick problem) but he is running fine. he's had that for about a year now but he does daily driving and no racing.

Shane55113 · 06-11-2006

is the GSX white?

tnm27 · 06-13-2006

it's a black one

94AWDTSi · 06-21-2006

Couldn't it be too much oil? With all the oil pressure?

slowbubblecar · 06-21-2006

fo rht edipstick issue, you might be able to get a new dipstick to fix teh issue or some people jus tcrimp it a little. Did you already replace the HG? I think it could possibly be the head also. Can you see where it leaks oil and are you even sure it is leaking besides the dipstick issue?

tnm27 · 06-21-2006

well here is the update on this issue..the head gasket was probably blown as well as a very crappy valve cover gasket with alot of tear and stuff...but i took the pistons out yesterday and found that the one that was running low compression is very very messed up, it was cracked right down the middle and little parts of the pistons were breaking off. so i guess i'll be getting to new pistons but that is about the major problem. after all this the car should be running good....i hope...