hey there everyone! quick question i was wondering how come i'm getting alot of black soot on my muffler tip i noticed when i bought it its an 02 rsx-s and its quickly burning oil quickly when its near oil change time!!! is it cause of my head gasket!?!?! thanks!!!!

 

it would be white smoke if it were your head gastket

 

From the info you gave your problem could range from normal to excessively burning oil.

How long does it take to cover the muffler tip after cleaning? How much oil does it burn between changes?

 

Black smoke is either oil or ridiculously rich, or a mixture of the two evils. How many miles are on the car? How is the compression (I.e rings???)?

 

when i bought the car it was at 73xxxx and haven't gotten compression checked out yet i'm goin to get it checked but whats the normal comp! for it!!! thanks

 

normally when i change the oil every 3000 miles or so it takes up to the last 1000 miles to really black up the muff tip and bumper!!!!thats when my gauges light up sayin that it needs oil!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i havnt seen an exhaust tip that didnt have any black on it