Head Gasket? 94 Civic Ex w/D16Z6

[Tatsumaki]

Hi, I have a 94 Civic Ex that I bought last year. It's had many problems all which I've fixed so far (including a replaced radiator, brakes -master cylinder, tires, plugs and other minor things) but for quite some time it has had an oil leak that I havent been able to fix.

I have just recently encountered a problem which I had thought was a blown head gasket, but I'm not entirely sure anymore because of something I read on this forum. I first noticed that the car blew steam out of the Exhaust pipe when I was trying to merge on the freeway. After looking into it I found that the car:

1.) Blows white steam out of the tail pipe when running hard. (ex. 4000rpm on a hot day)
2.) has waaaay too much oil (over twice the recomended level)
3.) Coolant resevoir is not and has not gone down.

I'm not sure but the coolant may be mixing with the engine oil, the coolant resevior looked darker than normal.

After reading a bit I noticed that these things seem to contradict what I had read about having a blown gasket. It said that I would probly be loosing coolant.

My question is, does any one know what exactly is wrong with my car if it isn't the head gasket, and if so does anyone know what I can do to fix it or how much it would cost to take it in to a shop?

Thanks in advance.

[QUICK_EG_B16A]

Originally Posted by Tatsumaki

1.) Blows white steam out of the tail pipe when running hard. (ex. 4000rpm on a hot day)
2.) has waaaay too much oil (over twice the recomended level)
3.) Coolant resevoir is not and has not gone down.

1/ NOT SURE NEVER HEARD OF THAT
2/ DO AN OIL CHANGE AND REPLACE WITH TH RIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL
3/DO YOU MEAN HOT? IF SO CHECK THE THERMOSTAT AND FAN SWITCH AND HOSES FOR THE RADIATOR

[mvftw]

White steam is almost always a head gasket. Check your oil level, is it rising? You shold be losing anti-freeze and gaining oil level. Do you a manual or auto?

[Greenblurr93]

it def. sound like a head gasket, you may not be loosing a lot at a time, but if you car is steaming then your burning coolant...bad... and never drive your car with more than recommended oil in it.... VERY BAD!!!!

[ZedEx]

Definately a Head Gasket... If you start running your car over the recommended amount of oil, you're asking for seals to start popping. You'll create even more oil leaks.

It sounds like a Head Gasket... Just get it changed, and it should take care of the problem.

-Wes