tried to search but found nothing. its a 2001 R w/ AEM cai w/ 50,000 miles. does anybody know what could cause it. I use mobil 1 syn. oil 10w40 but its progressed since i bought the car 2 months ago. any info would be appreciated.

 

I think your running a bit rich there

 

running rich

 

Your running rich. You have LOTS of miles for an '01!


[Modified by B2FiNiTY, 12:53 PM 8/7/2002]

 

Yep running rich, I know of a few people w/ Type R's and they run rich.

 

Especially in VTEC.

 

whats the best way to fix it??? i planned on getting a VAFC later on. would that help it?

 

 

Damn, I didn't even notice that. I thought I was bad with 27,000

 

try checkin your ignition... plugs, wires, etc.
weak ignition = rich

 

Yes it does have lots of miles but its my daily driver,and i enjoy every minute of it.

 

Ill probably take it to Jotech Motorsports and have them test it.

 

Mine is too, just take care of it and rebuild any parts as needed then miles really don't matter. ****, I live in Chicago and have to drive mine in the wicked winters with big snow tires and steelies.

 

Has that car had a valve adjustment yet? and/or 30K mile maintenance?

 

My bumper is rather "black" above my exhaust. Not sure why.
Would you guys be able to tell if i'm running too rich by looking at my dyno plot? It has an A/F graph on it as well. However, the dyno was done at 55K... and I have recently done my 60K tuneup and added a JDM 4-1 + Carsound cat...

 

You should be running around 13.5 for the A/F

 

hell yeah, 01-#0801 has 41100!! to ITR drivers. My bumper is FBP eventhough my car is PY

 

Sorry to bump an ancient thread, but hoping some of you guys can help me out.

I've been looking at a few 1997 CW Type-R's for sale with around 130,000-160,000 kms on them and the 2 that I looked at both have the exhaust side of the bumper turning beige/brown...

Just wondering what 'running rich' means exactly?? and what your opinions are on buying a car that has these conditions and is this a bad indication of how it was driven/maintained??

any suggestions/opinions would be gladly appreciated

 

talk about bringing a thread back from the grave. search function is your friend, but i'm hungover with nothing else to do, so i'll answer you.

"running rich" basically means that you're getting too much fuel, and it's not all being burned. it doesn't really mean that the car hasn't been maintained. many itr's i've seen have this problem. just have the car checked out by a trusted mechanic before you buy it. judging by your question, you're not too knowledgeable about cars, so i definitely suggest having it checked before you purchase.

thanks and have a nice stay on h-t.

 

mine used to do the same thing.. it'd spit black **** all over my back bumper.. then again, i was burning about a litre of oil every 1000kms...