my car is like shooting out black smoke..i no dat its not pistons dat r bad cuz it wud have been white smoke..and im not running rich..my buddy says im burning oil..wut can be the problem of me shooting out black smoke..any suggestions...please help..thank you

 

Black smoke usually denotes running rich.

 

how much smoke?
don't quote me but I thought>
black smoke usually meant oil
white smoke usually meant coolant

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94 CIVIC EX 1.6L &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much smoke?
don't quote me but I thought&gt;
black smoke usually meant oil
white smoke usually meant coolant
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Blue-ish smoke is typically burning oil

 

its kinda of blueish black..also it looks like im leaking oil from solenoid area as well..can dat be the problem..

 

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I seriously doubt it, but it can find it's way down the front of the block/tranny and drip onto the downpipe

It may also be the cam end plug or the distributor seal that is leaking

 

how do i check for those