bad cyl # 3 - head issue?

[pretty_ricky302]

well it started yesterday. Start to drive home from dropping off a resume, while drive notice a lack of power and the muffler sounded funny. I pulled over and did some checking and noticed my #3 cly had oil in it. So i drive home and today i replaced the valve cover gasket and rings, plugs and wires. Car still is sluggest. My Mech. did a comp. test and the #3 has 0 comp. Just my luck no job and need a new head. So i got two quotes $450 to fix the head. Or $410 to replace with another head. Whats best?

And im stilling driving the car i was told its ok just take it easy, is this true?

[blackcb7]

i suggest you fix the head, this way you know that the head is new with parts, where in the other head, u might not know the condition of it

[Caution]

I think thats alot just for the head rebuilt or for a different one, unless its including labor! If it isnt, then search for more quote

[mondojackal]

wait. why are you getting a new head? what about rings?

[Abeerdrinker]

Dude is this the same motor from before or you put that other in?

If this is the new motor I cant belive this is happening to ya again

[HF22T]

i woudl doubtitto be the head whatmotor is it and what head?

[pretty_ricky302]

its a f22a1 had the motor for 4months, why would this happen so soon. Also the last month when i started the car for the first time and the day i would get heavy white smoke u think that this was a sign.

And the cost is for everything, he said he has to take it to the machine shop and use some special tools to change the valves and stuff.

[mondojackal]

did you check the rings???

[pretty_ricky302]

got the car back 2day. One valve was caked up, and the other was caked up and had nice size piece missing. see if i can get some pics

[HondaFan81]

got the car back 2day. One valve was caked up, and the other was caked up and had nice size piece missing. see if i can get some pics

Interesting. On my 91 EX Accord, #3 cyl went dead on it as well. I ran it with 25,000 miles, did a full tune up on it before I ran the 25,000 miles and it ran great, then suddenly lack of power like you describe and no compression in cyl # 3. I was leaning towards valves as well, but I will not know until I tear it down. It's getting a performance all-motor build in it anyhow, I had my other Accord ready to roll that's why I haven't dealt with this.

Interesting very interesting, why is it that cyl # 3 tends to have this issue then? I'm wondering if it's EGR port related and the carbon build up. I never did a EGR port cleaning, didn't have the car long enough to deal with that....who knows.