My 89 civic has been leaking oil for the last 2 years into the cylinders and the spark plug area.I've just been topping it up every couple of weeks and it has been fine so far. Today i was driving it up a mountain road (very steep) and the check engine light came on and there was a lot of black smoke behind the car. It still runs but very rough and very little power. Just wondering what I should do. I figure the car is worth about $1000 if the problem was fixed. Should i just junk the car or would it be cheap to fix? Fill me in on all the details. Thanks a lot.

 

Check the compression to confirm a blown engine. The engine may not be blown though, black smoke typically results from running too rich, for example the fuel pressure regulator, fuel injector, etc.

 

If you decide to junk it, I'd be interested in the throttle body.

Thanks

 

yeah if you decide to junk it i could use some of the body panel parts and stuff

 

yeah, get a compression test done to confirm.