ok it looks like my c5 is runnin quite rich and burnin some oil, im currently runnin mobile 1 10w30 oil, how cna i go about fixing this problem

 

we need more info. stock ecu? stock injectors? what mods to u have?

you need to find out what the problem is first before you can fix it. running rich and burning oil are two TOTALLY different things. as far as I know, blue/black smoke is usually an indication of oil burning and not running rich. If you are running rich then obviously we need more info on the set up and you need to lean it out with some kind of tuning device or smaller injectors. if you are burning oil, check your plugs and they will be shot.

 

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first off, stop using mobil 1

 

your valve seals might be bad...i could be a number of things...switch to 5w-30 too

 

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I used to use M1. Then used Schaeffers all last year. Now I'm back on M1.

You know what? It all burns the same. 10w-30, 15w-40, 5w30.... all the same. Maybe a few oils burn less... but I've tried 4 brands - its all the same on the track - below 75F nothing happens. Above - lots of burning.

Our engines run hot, and when the out side air temp (or track temp) is above a certain level, we will burn oil. Some more than others.

I burn VERY little oil when the outside air temp is below 75F. I burn progressively more oil (on the track only) as the outside air temp goes up above 75F.

We all need oil temp gauges and oil coolers.

 

If you burn oil it's because your seals or rings are bad...it's not because of the oil.

 

i am stock except for i/h/e

 

first off-how many miles do you have on the car?

is the smoke only during the mornings? ona cold day? is there this color smoke when you are accelerating? or when you are decelerating? or at idle? how is it blueish black smoke?

 

motor has about 35k on it, it smokes only at WOT esp vtec, and isnt just a day or night thing

 

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Motor is practically new with only 35k miles on it. Black smoke? If so you're running rich..

 

check your oil pressure valve just in case cuz mine broke on me and it could have something to do with it....if not then it could be internal...but for 35k you sure nothing was re-built?

 

yeh, i mean i know c5 motors are notorious motors are notorious for burning oil. i burn about 1-1.5 quarts between every 3k miles

well the smokes seems to be more black to me, at the track the other day my buddy said it was kinda blueish so i dunno

 

I used mobil 1 synthetic for two months.......burned oil all the ******* time, A quart is like 5 bux too. Then I switched back to my Castrol GTX 5w-30.......and like the bottle says "drive hard", because it dont burn a drop..