Smoke out the tail pipe???

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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 04:08 PM
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My car blows just a little bit of dark colored smoke out the exhaust pipe only when its in boost...

i noticed it the other day when I let a buddy of mine drive it.

Its probably oil burning... what can i inspect and do to fix it?

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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 05:07 PM
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first thing's first...be observant of your oil levels everytime your car cools.

it sounds like you're running fatty rich under boost tho....if that's the case...it's quite normal (safe).
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 06:32 PM
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i fyou are burning oil, hte smoke would be white.
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 07:05 PM
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i fyou are burning oil, hte smoke would be white.

umm no. if you are burning oil your oil would be blue. if you are burnint water/coolant your smoke would be white.
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 07:36 PM
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agreed with immortal.
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 07:51 PM
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well white = coolant = new head gasket

if its normal to blow a lil blue out the back, then ok i'll sleep better

**** i'm only runnin 5psi anyway
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Old Dec 21, 2001 | 07:59 PM
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i didn't kno u meant blue.

dark/black = rich...

blue = oil
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