I just bought my first car. I have a 1994 Acura Integra with a B16a2 Engine, I replaced the head gasket and now it no longer runs due to low compression. Im getting about 70 - 90 psi per cylinder. it ran really well before i took it apart but it leaked very low amounts of oil and the head gasket was not blown.
Anything helps, I just don't want to pay a mechanic to fix it.
If it ran well before you fixed it and went kaput after, it's probably something you did. Found this guide:
Since you did the work yourself and I'm assuming this is still fresh, you can probably take a look over and see if there was anything you missed. Most common would be that the head gasket was put on down instead of upside first. Could be that something was put in in the wrong torque/order, can also inspect to see if anything was overtorqued or warped. Copper spray or something of the sort helps keep the gasket in place if need be, it could have slipped. Best of luck!
Head gasket orientation (upside down). Did you make sure engine block and head were true and flat before reinstalling new one? Did you re-use old head bolts or get new ones? (I've always got new head bolts whenever heads come off, especially on older and high mileage engines)...Proper head bolt loosening and torque sequence procedure?
Sounds like it isn’t in time. You sure you got the timing belt back correctly?
You are aware the marks on the gears havr to be in certain positions when you put the belt and tensioner back on right? If not valves will be held open on compression stroke. Also you torgue a little at a time working from inside out. Take em all to 20 lbs, start over go to 30 lbs etc
Something just isn't sealing correctly...have you done a cylinder leak down test to see if you're blowing air into the oil or cooling passages by any chance?