Oil Coming from Exhaust??
butterfly30120
12-28-2004, 08:59 AM
I have a 1990 Honda Prelude Si...I just recently noticed that when the car is sitting with the engine running, under the exhaust pipes it is black. I believe this is oil since it has been using alot of oil lately. And I was wondering where the oil was going. This car sit for almost a year before I put a new transmission and clutch it...also had gaskets changed and tuneup(plugs,wires,filters and so on). Any ideas of what will fix this problem?
Gohan Ryu
12-28-2004, 11:43 AM
If oil is coming out of your exhaust pipe it will come out in the form of white smoke - the heat from the engine will burn up any oil way before it makes it to the tailpipe. If you're seeing a dry black soot-like build-up on your tailpipe your probably seeing burned fuel which means your engine is running too rich - you need a tune-up.
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