burning oil?

[esskater892]

so i recently swapped my block and put it all together. well im burning a shit ton of oil. or im runnin really rich. like the back of my car is black. any thoughts ???? and i have an oil leak.

[92smokeaccord]

the back of the car.... im guessin u mean by the tail pipe area.if so like half ur bumper is black then yes ur runnin rich way rich.but if its only a little then its normal.... o do u have a stock cat on cause that would do it too.no cat more fumes and loudness.

[esskater892]

ya tail pipe area. just black. and ya i have stock cat...its old. i do have a greddy cat back exhaust system. but this is way to black to be that. like my car started running this rich after i did my swap. its just like black on the back. i have no idea what it could be and my check engine light comes on every now and then. but if i turn off the car and back on it wont be on again.

[vietkid_2006]

How old is your O2 sensor?

[esskater892]

fairly new. ide say like a year or less??
i do go threw alot of oil too. but its cause a leak that i cant spot.

[vietkid_2006]

fairly new. ide say like a year or less??
i do go threw alot of oil too. but its cause a leak that i cant spot.

If you can't find the leak go pick up a bottle of engine degreaser and spray it onto your engine and clean it with low pressure water and have everything cleaned up.

then start the engine for awhile or drive around and then park it and look for the oil leak.

[esskater892]

If you can't find the leak go pick up a bottle of engine degreaser and spray it onto your engine and clean it with low pressure water and have everything cleaned up.

then start the engine for awhile or drive around and then park it and look for the oil leak.

oh its leakin all around. i have an idea but the exhaust mani is kind of in the way. plus its a time thing. i have to drive every day. school and work.

[92smokeaccord]

now that u metioned it.... its the map sensor box.u may not have all the vacume lines were they go.same thing happened to me when i put my new motor in.

[esskater892]

now that u metioned it.... its the map sensor box.u may not have all the vacume lines were they go.same thing happened to me when i put my new motor in.

word ill check it out. ^

[92smokeaccord]

yeah i was burnning a half a tank in like 20 miles.and i was smokin straight black smoke.and i think my idol was really low 2.

[esskater892]

yeah i was burnning a half a tank in like 20 miles.and i was smokin straight black smoke.and i think my idol was really low 2.

there is this like air control thing that attaches to the box and behind the lights right? mines disconnected and i think that's why. it attaches to a hose going to the intake manifold.

[92smokeaccord]

there is this like air control thing that attaches to the box and behind the lights right? mines disconnected and i think that's why. it attaches to a hose going to the intake manifold.

so did u plug it in???

[esskater892]

so did u plug it in???

ya no change.
oh and now well i was on my way home and when i shift to idol it just wants to die. it has restarted everytime so far but like shit man idk where to start.

[esskater892]

my bad but can we move this to beginner performance? i prob should have put it their first.