ive got a 95 honda civic with some head work and fuel rail. when i hit vtech then shift a small bit of black smoke comes out should i be worried? could it be b/c its running to lean?
im new to the site so please dont flame im just a fellow honda lover thats new in the honda world

 

i don't think you would see smoke if you are running lean.. yer rings may be shot and you are burning oil.. other than that there is something that is vtec related.. i forget as i'm not THAT knowledgable.. that is leaking..

 

the rings was something else i was thinking anyone else have any suggestions?

 

black smoke = fuel

white/blueish smoke = oil

you might want to check valve seals / pcv valve clogged, stuff like that. try doing a search on black smoke.

 

thanks for the advice

 

You are just running a little rich, most hondas do this when in VTEC.

 

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Rich

 

thanks for the advice

 

be careful when u spell vtec on this site there is people that take a simple typo to extreme around here lol

try some oil treatment it cant hurt none but i agree it sounds like its running rich. just make sure its black smoke and not light blue.

 

thanks for all the technical help