Got a downpipe for Christmas and in process of install. Old one removed with front cat gone had to remove secondary air cleaner pipe and reed valve. I have an Egr block off plate just in case and it looks like I will have to use it since no place to put the piping back on for reed valve. So here is the question: what all will have to be removed and blocked off to make the car run correctly if I remove the Egr, secondary air cleaner and valve? What would I have to do with the vacuum lines and E

Ok, I was wondering if there were any Honda experts here? My 95 Civic (auto trans) just dumped all its trans fluid out (leaving a huge pool of trans oil on my driveway). I checked the following so far of possible areas where it can leak, and these areas are all fine:   Transmission cooler lines (all dry) Both driveshafts where they enter the trans (all dry) Dipstick (on tight) Transmission drain plug (dry)   I didn't take off the torque converter cover yet, but it appears all dry behind this c

Very obviously oil smelling blue smoke. Turbo is kinda wiggly and I'm leaning toward the idea that it is oil burning out of the turbine side of the turbo as the induction pipes are pretty clean. The spark plugs all look a tad rich but all the same and as clean as can be expected, no obvious bad cyl. Does not do this until the car is just about fully warmed up and it seems to be a little intermittent but I'm not sure why. This is not a new problem has done it for a while but not bad enough to

Hello:   I have an '86 Starion with hydraulic lifters.   I'm finally getting around to eliminating my jet valves with the kit I got from Dad. I have the rocker cover off. Do I have to remove the rocker assembly or is there a way to get the jet valves out with the rockers still in?   Many thanks.