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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 05:08 AM
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search doesnt work, my S puffs out some black smoke when hitting vtec, i know that means burning oil, is there anything i should do or is it fine?
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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 06:05 AM
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blue usually means burning oil.
Black means it's running rich



The car runs a bit rich until it gets warmed up, although it could also be worn injectors
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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 06:06 AM
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the car was already warmed up.. anything i should do?
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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 06:21 AM
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Completely normal for the car. It normally runs rich at WOT, and blows out soot build up in the exhaust.
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