Deposit on the ground

Post by **RagingPanda** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

I just noticed something recently the ground is stained with some sort of deposit from the car exhuast. I'm thinking it's a problem with the gas as in the car is not fully consuming the gas somehow but i have no idea. It looks like many many black spots on my garage behind the exhuast. Can anyone tell me what's wrong and how to fix it? I drive a 1990 S13...btw...I'M SO HAPPY WITH THAT S13!!!!!

Post by **slakker** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

I think that your car is running really rich, but wait for other advice

Post by **yotaboy94** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

yeah it is gas possibly mixed in with some water and the black is residue from inside the exhaust piping. my car is doing the same thing except i'm also having a prop with keeping distributor caps and rotors on it i replaced them and three days later the first 2 cylinders weren't firing just like it was doing before i replaced the cap and rotor. any ideas. your car might just be running to rich.

Post by **RagingPanda** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

If that's the case how do I fix it? I have no idea and don't know anybody that knows about car. Thanks

Post by **GroundZero** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

you might have an injector dumping fuel into the cylinders while it sits over night, i read a post about 2 weeks ago about a guy that had the same problem. i'll search and post the link if i find it.

Post by **xdreamz** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

to fix,,,, all at once get an upgrade chip for comp. plugs wires cap and rotor, injecters fuel filter and cat conv, sucks $$ but works,,, oh yea PLUS you, I ended up with over 30MPG. ran great!!! and had a buddy dyne it,,,,,, 172, all OE but chip with better than fac fuel milage X

Post by **RagingPanda** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

Groundzero: I would be great if u can find me that link regarding my problem. BTW I live in Atlanta, GA..nothing important just wanted to point that out hahah.

xdreamz: thanks for helping me out...can u tell me or estimate what will the cost be? I didn'tknow the problem is that big. I thought just some simple steps but didn't know it required that much money. Swallow pocket.

Thanks a lot for helping out

Post by **GroundZero** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

i can't seem to find the thread... i'll try some more

Post by **yotaboy94** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

why a new cat

Post by **xdreamz** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

the problem isnot really that big, if you can live with it, but generally none of us want our cars smokin from anywhere, well exept the tires. so basicly i found that it is just a number of things that wear out a little and put all together its a prob. you could just do a little at a time but 9 outta 10 times if you drive it all the time and take a long time to get all fixed, one bad part could make the new one go bad quicker, so since you gotta replace anyway, may as well just save $$, as fars as the cat,,,, its actually just the fact that its likely oe right?, so it should be replaced, it also can clog a bit and confuse the ecu,,you may want to do a muffler too if its got over 100k on the muff,,,

Post by **yotaboy94** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

i just put plugs, wires, distributor cap and a rotor a week ago. it ran great for three days then the first two cylinders stopped firing. it was doing the same thing 3 days earlier. i don't know if it could be the cat i might try to hollow it out tomorrow night.

Post by **xdreamz** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

I have found at some time or another parts as low as:

ecu chip couple hundred( min was a buddy thing for 50.)injectors 200 aftermkt,plugs wires cap n rotor 50.aft mkt cat, 50-100.

oh yea, it could always be:if everything still runs and works great, try just doing the cat and some or all the piping, it can just be a condensation prob with old chared exuast

Post by **xdreamz** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

dont gut it less you want a nascar,, + kills back press and torquesounds like fule, ,, i would say,,,,,,,,,,,injectors, most likly...,

does it smoke? are the plugs oil foulded? have you ever done a compression check?

Post by **yotaboy94** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

its my girlfriends car and she is having our son some time in the next month. so she needs to have the car. if it where mine. i would already be started on an rb. my uncle is supposed to be bringing over a compression tester this weekend.

Post by **yotaboy94** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

it smokes a little. not real sure about the plugs.

Post by **xdreamz** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

well if they are oil fouled AND a little low comp, AND, it smokes somtimes. with oil that turns dark quickly it would likly be piston rings and or valve seals

Post by **RagingPanda** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:29 am

My car doesn't have the smoke problem. Unless it's a cold weather which is normal but otherwise iI pretty sure it doesn't have black smoke or any smoke at all. THe only problem is the unburn fuel coming out the exhuast and it kills my gas milage. I wouldn't care if gas was free but that's only in a utopia world...i wish my gas is free..hahah. But otherwise everything is ok and it even passed the emission test recently even though it's 1990.

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