Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline.
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Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline.
I have inquired with my dealership a few times voicing my concern about the white smoke blowing out of my exhaust at WOT from ~6K up to rev limit.
A few things I have checked:
Spark Plugs; white on electrodes...clean, no oil residue. "pitting" around the base of the threads (where the electrode attaches to and all the way around) on 3rd plug over form the left (2nd farthest from dist)
Oil level: After an oil change (Oil was verfied at top of top hole) and after 1000 miles oil is now down about 1/8th below top hole ( I drove it like I always do) I will check again after another 1000 miles
Rear Bumper: Soot all over it with black speckles, not oily to the touch...seems like carbon more than oil. I do NOT have gaskets from the CAT to B pipe and Muffler to B pipe.
People are complaining to me Im blowing crap all over their cars when they are behind me!
The Dealer wants me to wait til 30K and do the valve adjustment (had one at 15K) and just live with it..I told them I was concerned about plugging up the CAT and Fouling up the 02 sensors.
I have 22K on car now and still under warranty...any suggestions on what else I could check, or have the dealer check...
The Service guys dont know ****..I think Ill walk back and have a few words with the guys who actually know something...
A few things I have checked:
Spark Plugs; white on electrodes...clean, no oil residue. "pitting" around the base of the threads (where the electrode attaches to and all the way around) on 3rd plug over form the left (2nd farthest from dist)
Oil level: After an oil change (Oil was verfied at top of top hole) and after 1000 miles oil is now down about 1/8th below top hole ( I drove it like I always do) I will check again after another 1000 miles
Rear Bumper: Soot all over it with black speckles, not oily to the touch...seems like carbon more than oil. I do NOT have gaskets from the CAT to B pipe and Muffler to B pipe.
People are complaining to me Im blowing crap all over their cars when they are behind me!
The Dealer wants me to wait til 30K and do the valve adjustment (had one at 15K) and just live with it..I told them I was concerned about plugging up the CAT and Fouling up the 02 sensors.
I have 22K on car now and still under warranty...any suggestions on what else I could check, or have the dealer check...
The Service guys dont know ****..I think Ill walk back and have a few words with the guys who actually know something...
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Re: Chris (jack me hoff)
Hey dumb ***, 22,000 miles is the break in period of your engine. Maybe you jacked your engine up before you properly broke it in. You most likely are fucked. Do a compression/leakdown test. Tell us your results, cry a little, and then be a man and buy a real car. Buy American you ****!
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (Chris)
I have the same problem, 20,000 miles. I have a test pipe, and spoon muffler.... the test pipe couls be causeing some of it.
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (VAtypeR00)
I have the same problem except I burn about a quart a week.Mine has 31k on it.I have checked everything I can think of to no avail.I just hope I didn't"Jack my engine up"what a dick.
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (VAtypeR00)
the test pipe could be causeing some of it.
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-who has a Carsound cat and no more smoke
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (Dc2k-specR)
I've found that "Softscrub" works well.
My car's up to 98 K miles now, ... just make sure there's oil in there!!
And I thought it was just me, VTEC, a Mugen ECU and an FPR turned up to ....
My car's up to 98 K miles now, ... just make sure there's oil in there!!
And I thought it was just me, VTEC, a Mugen ECU and an FPR turned up to ....
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (zygspeed)
Actually, it comes off with normal wash...its not oily really... maybe its water (condensation getting in through the leaks) since I have no gaskets...
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jack me hoff
Quote"So all you all can shut up and take in the *** like my biotches!"
Do you really like ******* guys in the ***? I think you are the ******! Have you ever heard of technology? I know, it might be hard to grasp for your pushrod loving ***, but its really amazing. I guess people fear what the dont understand, with all these crazy overhead cams and what not. I guess its just stupid for me even to waste my time on your stupid ***, but really, dont be such a dipshit. If you dont like hondas, GET THE **** OFF OUR BOARD. I mean, what kind of a looser comes to this board just to rip on hondas? Whats the matter, got your *** kicked by some 4 cylinders, now your getting your revenge? HAHAHAHAH, funny, we will continue to kick your *** and get 30 MPG between *** whoopings
Oh yeah, one more thing, not all of us are Asian, and the ones who are, i bet dont appreciate that comment, so lets try to keep the racial slurs to a minimum.
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Do you really like ******* guys in the ***? I think you are the ******! Have you ever heard of technology? I know, it might be hard to grasp for your pushrod loving ***, but its really amazing. I guess people fear what the dont understand, with all these crazy overhead cams and what not. I guess its just stupid for me even to waste my time on your stupid ***, but really, dont be such a dipshit. If you dont like hondas, GET THE **** OFF OUR BOARD. I mean, what kind of a looser comes to this board just to rip on hondas? Whats the matter, got your *** kicked by some 4 cylinders, now your getting your revenge? HAHAHAHAH, funny, we will continue to kick your *** and get 30 MPG between *** whoopings
Oh yeah, one more thing, not all of us are Asian, and the ones who are, i bet dont appreciate that comment, so lets try to keep the racial slurs to a minimum. [Modified by nfn15037, 8:58 PM 10/29/2001]
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (Chris)
Jack me hoff,since 99% of the people that post here are male does that mean you want to be jacked off by men?
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (Chris)
My brownish stuff doesn't come off that easily, sometimes I'm not sure if its combustion products or brakes (probably a mix).
As long as it keeps on ticking!!
As long as it keeps on ticking!!
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (Dc2k-specR)
Jack me hoff,since 99% of the people that post here are male does that mean you want to be jacked off by men?
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (zygspeed)
I've found that "Softscrub" works well.
I have a white car too. It runs very rich and I get all kinds of black specs all over my rear bumper cover from my exhaust. I've found that claybar is the best way to remove it without damaging the paint...
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (zygspeed)
My brownish stuff doesn't come off that easily, sometimes I'm not sure if its combustion products or brakes (probably a mix).
As long as it keeps on ticking!!
As long as it keeps on ticking!!
The black smoke usually means too much fuel, hows your fuel system?
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (itr1275)
Brown marks, sounds like skid marks to me.
The black smoke usually means too much fuel, hows your fuel system?
The black smoke usually means too much fuel, hows your fuel system?
Ever since George was complaining about all the fumes ...., but it only seems really bad at WOT (which is probably not unexpected).
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (Chris)
You can take it to some with an exhaust tester and find out what's in the smoke. Then work backwards. Fuel sys is stock I would think the dealer would cover it under warrenty? Did they acknowledge the problem?
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (Chris)
This isn't very helpful, but you may consider taking it to another dealer. I've discovered some Acura dealers are much better than others.
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Re: Blowing Smoke at full throttle VTEC up to redline. (jond)
This isn't very helpful, but you may consider taking it to another dealer. I've discovered some Acura dealers are much better than others.
Our local acura dealership seems to be "Stocked" with stupidity...