s|im smi|ey December 8, 2006 Share s|im smi|ey Member December 8, 2006 Hey I just bought this car for $400, but it has some engine problems. I'm thinking there is a something going on with the pistons, cuz when the engine is on, smoke comes out of the camshaft and I hear some clankering. These are symptoms of?? I believe the piston rings may be shot. For $400, I think it's worth it, the rest of the car is immaculate with some minor dings here and there, not bad huh? The dude wanted $1000 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek December 17, 2006 Share TheGeek Member December 17, 2006 It could be the piston rings, head gasket, it could have water damage too. My sister bought a saturn and she had some clunking and some lousy performance. Turns out that the car was in the katrina hurricane. Without seeing the car I would say go to a junk yard and look for an engine with millage under 160k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvt.snowball December 18, 2006 Share pvt.snowball Member December 18, 2006 maybe a bent valve its vtec ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek December 24, 2006 Share TheGeek Member December 24, 2006 maybe a bent valve its vtec ;-) If its a bent valve you would KNOW the engine is toast. It could be a valve timing computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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