FISH22

well, i can notice this at night when a car is pretty close to me with thier headlights on me, and i take it up to redline. its not a lot of smoke and really not thick, i can tell its a light grayish color and will start to come out right around 7-8K rpm. my friend was behind me and said he can smell it pretty well. i know its not coolant, cause the level has stayed the same for the past 9 months(how long i've owned the car). just wanted to hear from you guys. just about every ap1 i've seen at WOT from behind has smoked a bit. i burn a little bit of oil, on an averaged of 1 quart per 3k miles. i know i'm probably just freakin, but thats what i do best with this car. also, the car pulls awesome, runs great, just hit 44k miles last week. thanks guys!

pete

edit: also, a few days after washing it, i'll start to get a slight black dust on the back bumper, if i've done some 'spirited' driving.

Emil St-Hilaire

Don't panic;I burn about one quart of oil per 1500 mile,when I drive it hard,and it's perfectly normal.
If,and when,I drive it like a "Granny",it does'nt burn a drop.!!!

FISH22

i agree with you on driving it like a "granny". drove 900 miles to chicago, only engaged vtec a few times and burned just about no oil. i'm just concerned a little about the smoke, i know it is most likely the car running rich.

mikegarrison

It's a used car? Did you or a previous owner remove the catalytic converter?

kenny_son

that happened with mine...and after i changed the oil it didnt do it and it didnt smell as bad.

FISH22

you know what, that is a damn good question. my exhaust isnt really that loud, but it does seem a tad bit louder than other stock s2k's. recently i changed the oil and diff fluid and i do recall seeing a heatshield for the cat.

and yeah, it was bought used at 31K miles

FISH22

are you saying you put the cat back on and changed the oil?

RACER

My car smokes

kenny_son

cat-back was always on...you might just be burning alot of oil...i got my oil changed at a local honda dealership and now my car doesnt have too much smoke coming out of my exhausts and it doesnt smell bad when i take it to redline.