usually when gray color smoke comes out the tail pipe what does that mean?


black-rich
blue-burning oil
white-water/oil mixture


gray?


Modified by 1.8L_allmotormilitia at 2:24 PM 4/26/2007

 

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gray black = rich

 

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thanks

 

alright, so i saw this post and my gsr at redline or vtec is also blowing gray smoke, so from what you guys are saying im running rich, now what do i have to do to fix that?

 

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Pull your plugs out first and check them out to make sure thats whats going on. Then if it still points to running rich, start checking routine things like the fuel filter, air filter, o2 sensor, cap, rotor... etc

 

alright, sorry to bring this back up. so i pull my plugs and replace them? or look at them to see if i am burning rich. now if it is, what do i do to make my car not run rich.

 

When you check your plugs you should change them if they are bad. If they are really black, you are probably running rich. My car was running pretty rich and I ran some Seafoam through it and now it is a lot better. You might also have a bad o2 sensor or something.

 

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pffft your acura likes to smoke mang......AHHAHAHA hope it dont get cancer!

 

black smoke= too much fuel. a rich air-fuel mixture allows carbon to blow out of the exhaust system. black smoke may be due to problems for example: timing, air cleaner, o2 sensor.

blue smoke= may be due to oil consumption from worn piston rings, scored cylinder walls, or leaking valve stem seals.

white smoke= occurs during cold starts. the smoke usually consists of condensed fuel particles. the cold engine parts cause the fuel to condense into a liquid, which will not burn. the most common reason for white smoke are inoperative spark plugs, low engine compression, thermostat stuck open, bad injection spray pattern, late injection timing, and cold start. or in most cases white smoke can also be caused by a blown/damaged head gasket.

 

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the rings will get cancer soon.