exhasut is smoking

[sarsy]

hi guys I just put a new air filter in and wellafter it is all said and done take it out for a test drive and it is smoking out my exhaust more than normal becasue my car hardly smoked before so I am wondering did I do somthing wrong or is it just the new filter

[Night Wolf]

what color smoke?

[JunyAccord]

are you sure thats all that happened? whens the last oil change? do you beat your car?

[sarsy]

I did change my oil recently and I am pretty sure that is all that happend becuase I havn't done anything else and it is white smoke

[visualpoet]

A simple air filter change will not cause your car to start smoking. Are you sure it's white? How long does it smoke? Is it just on startup or is it the entire time it runs? Does it stop smoking after a few minutes? How many times have you run the car with it smoking?

It could be as simple as water in the exhaust pipe or you could be looking for a new block soon. More details will help.

[VTS]

Continues white smoke - smells like burned head gasket - refrigerant cames to cylinders and evaporate out...

[deevergote]

Your exhaust isn't smoking... your engine is smoking.


If it's truly white smoke, it's coolant (not refrigerant). And yes, a blown head gasket is the most likely cause for burning coolant... and not a fun thing to fix (and even less fun to pay to have fixed). Burning coolant also smells sweet.

If it's black smoke, it's fuel, and you're running rich. Try resetting your ECU, and then driving normally for about 30 miles. It'll reset the ECU, and return your fuel levels to normal.

If it's blue smoke, it's oil. It also has a definite smell to it. That could be any number of things, from bad piston rings to leaking spark plug tube seals.


If it's simply gray, it may be no more than condensation. Is this happening shortly after you start the car, or after you've been driving for a while? If it continues after 10 minutes or so, something is burning. If it stops, it's probably just condensation burning off.

[f22a1accord]

Your exhaust isn't smoking... your engine is smoking.


If it's truly white smoke, it's coolant (not refrigerant). And yes, a blown head gasket is the most likely cause for burning coolant... and not a fun thing to fix (and even less fun to pay to have fixed). Burning coolant also smells sweet.

If it's black smoke, it's fuel, and you're running rich. Try resetting your ECU, and then driving normally for about 30 miles. It'll reset the ECU, and return your fuel levels to normal.

If it's blue smoke, it's oil. It also has a definite smell to it. That could be any number of things, from bad piston rings to leaking spark plug tube seals.


If it's simply gray, it may be no more than condensation. Is this happening shortly after you start the car, or after you've been driving for a while? If it continues after 10 minutes or so, something is burning. If it stops, it's probably just condensation burning off.

well put. cause i just found out my car is running rich

[deevergote]

Most basic airflow mods (intake, header, exhaust) will cause you to run rich. The ECU compensates for greater airflow by dumping in more fuel.

[VTS]

yes its COOLANT not refrigerant,

thanks

[sarsy]

ok it is done smoking just after a day it is not smoking at all also can any show me a picture of what the vacum tube is becasue in my car I have two tube that hook up in to my air intake tube one come our of my engine and another come out of my throttle body can any one tell me wich one is which

[thegel]

If it's black smoke, it's fuel, and you're running rich. Try resetting your ECU, and then driving normally for about 30 miles. It'll reset the ECU, and return your fuel levels to normal.

now how do we do this? I did the I/H/E recently and I'm getting a little dark smoke too. How Do i reset the ECU? lol I'm a noob

*EDIT* sorry i did the one thing that says noob. Not searching! lol

so i took out the ECU fuse for about 5 min. That it? The clock wasn't supposed to reset was it?

[hondamanf22]

[QUOTE]

Your exhaust isn't smoking... your engine is smoking.

do you set and wait for things like this to happen