Great... now I have the grey-black smoke.
#1
Hey guys. My car's doing it now. I started it up today and poof big cloud of grey/black smoke. It also runs very rich on startup. I know all maxes run rich, but if we idle in the garage for any period of time (with the door fully open) the car fills with rich exhaust smell. Perhaps a problem with ignition coils? The puff of smoke seemed awfully large for a car with only 20k miles on it.
#3
Originally posted by UMD_MaxSE
hmmmm.....it could be the coils, but is your car pinging at all? Check the plugs and see what condition they are in. That may give you some more info.......good luck
hmmmm.....it could be the coils, but is your car pinging at all? Check the plugs and see what condition they are in. That may give you some more info.......good luck
I'll have to take a look at the plugs. Damn... I gotta get a spark plug socket now. hehe
#8
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Originally posted by Y2KevSE
Hmmmmm...... that doesn't sound right. Dealer?
Hmmmmm...... that doesn't sound right. Dealer?
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My only other thought is my tank is really low right now. Perhaps a lot of fumes are causing this?
I gotta go in for an oilchange soon so if it doesn't clear up after a fill up then I'll mention that. Plus my stupid AC fan is ticking.
#11
Originally posted by punkdork
I normally fill up with Texaco... they're supposed to be good. Right? 3 different stations too.
I normally fill up with Texaco... they're supposed to be good. Right? 3 different stations too.
#13
I would defenitly reccomend going to the dealer if the cloud of smoke is that big. I don't think it could be the spark plugs cause they say the stock platinum plugs are good for 100,000 miles. Not that i would ever wait that long. What do you guys suggest the spark plug change interval to be? 30k 40k? Thanks
#14
Originally posted by maxse01
I would defenitly reccomend going to the dealer if the cloud of smoke is that big. I don't think it could be the spark plugs cause they say the stock platinum plugs are good for 100,000 miles. Not that i would ever wait that long. What do you guys suggest the spark plug change interval to be? 30k 40k? Thanks
I would defenitly reccomend going to the dealer if the cloud of smoke is that big. I don't think it could be the spark plugs cause they say the stock platinum plugs are good for 100,000 miles. Not that i would ever wait that long. What do you guys suggest the spark plug change interval to be? 30k 40k? Thanks
#18
Originally posted by UMD_MaxSE
I would stick with the OEM NGK's.......
I would stick with the OEM NGK's.......
http://www.densoiridium.com/
The accord v6 guys like it, and their engine isn't tuned very aggressively (it only needs 87 octane)
http://superhonda.org/board/showthre...=denso+iridium
this is the dyno claiming a power improvement. It is just one sample, but who knows...
http://www.autocarparts.com/images/p...o_AccordV6.gif
#21
Just curious, are you one of the guys who regularly races and runs the engine to red line?
A warmed up Ferrari can do this all day long as they are designed to be run hard.
The Max on the other hand is still a "family" car. I doubt the designers intended red line to be hit on a daily basis.
A warmed up Ferrari can do this all day long as they are designed to be run hard.
The Max on the other hand is still a "family" car. I doubt the designers intended red line to be hit on a daily basis.
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