ok i have a 95 Honda Civc. and im smoking pretty bad. when i gve it some gas i smoke toooo much.

iv had my oil changed many times and done the lukas oil treatment. i dont know what it is. could anyone tell me something to help my issue?

 

Start with basics, Car, Motor, Anything done recently?

Three big options though why you would smoke (depends on color)

White smoke - Headgasket (coolant getting in combustion chamber)

Blue smoke - Piston rings or valve seals (oil getting in combustion chamber)

Black smoke - Running WAY too rich (too much gas in combustion chamber)

 

its mainly black.

motor- cold air intake, new spark plug wires,

i also put a bigger muffler on my car also

 

shhiiiitttt..... whenever i hit the gas...i smoke too much too...mine is GREEEEN though....

had to do it...smoking issue...ive got one too...KILLS my pockets...

 

anyone out there can tell me what i could try to fix things?

process of elimination is what im looking for if its the best i can go

 

anyone?

 

more details! what motor? how many miles? amount of oil loss? coolant loss?

 

1.6L, 160k miles, 5 quarts in about 3-4 weeks, coolant loss? idk im not sure.

 

i'd say your engine needs rings.

 

ok if you are using 5-6 quarts every month than you have a huge problem.... i would say rings also considering it smokes more when you give it gas..... guides normally only smoke when you idle or so......


but if it is purely black smoke you may have disconnected your IAT sensor when you put the CAI on..... if you did it may be tricking the computer about the actual temp of the air entering your engine so it is throwing more fuel than needed.....

If it reads 0 degrees it will throw more fuel into the combustion chamber than if it is reading lets say 110 degrees....(i had a similar problem with my 91 accord) example: cold air is more dense, means it needs more fuel to achieve the proper burn.

kev

 

wow thanks for the post about the iat, i have that exact problem. My iat connection is really bad. I knew something was wrong cause i have really dark exhaust, and my plugs got fouled from bein way too rich. When i pull the cel i get a 10 which is iat, so i tested continuity and had none then i sprayed electronic cleaner into the plug and it was perfect continuity so i put it back on and didn't get the code then ten minutes later i got the code. Obviously the plug is bad, can that be taken apart very easily and fixed or should i just get a good plug and solder it in. I don't want to just tear open my plug before i get some good advice, and i wasn't really sure up until now that that was the problem, I was thinking along the lines of headgasket etc.

 

hmmm you could probly get a connector off of a wireing harness.... then solder it in.... but a bad head gasket normally dosnt produce dark black smoke..... but if you have fouled out plugs then you may not be burning your air fuel mixture completely..... but fix your IAT connector before you condem your headgasket


kev

 

ok sorry for the noob answers. im fairly new to cars and im wanting to learn which is why im here. im pretty much wanting to save money and fix everything myself.

when you said. i need to replace my rings. when you says rings what do you mean?

and about my CAI. i have a little black tube i have thats right above my distributer cap and spark plug wires ( on the left ) i have it in a hole on my CAI. idk if that may be to any help to you. and were abouts do i look for my IAT sensor?