Exhaust related
I have noticed some black ash (like carbon powder) at the end of the
tail pipe of my 1996 civic (212K km). I was able to clean the black formation using a tissue paper. The muffler is relatively new and the vehicle is very well maintained (I bought it used). Oil changed in Jan and May. I drive the car to go to school which is about 6km from my home. A friend told me that running the car for such a short distance on a regular basis would develop problem with exhaust system and will be difficult to pass the emission test (due Jan 2007). Any suggestions on what should I do to take care of this problem? I have decided to run the car on highways for about 15 minutes every week. Will that be a good thing to do? Thanks in advance. Other relevant information: The smoke is colorless and I used fuel injector cleaner a month ago. |
Re: Exhaust related
ExtremeValue wrote:
> I have noticed some black ash (like carbon powder) at the end of the > tail pipe of my 1996 civic (212K km). I was able to clean the black > formation using a tissue paper. The muffler is relatively new and the > vehicle is very well maintained (I bought it used). Oil changed in Jan > and May. > > I drive the car to go to school which is about 6km from my home. A > friend told me that running the car for such a short distance on a > regular basis would develop problem with exhaust system and will be > difficult to pass the emission test (due Jan 2007). > > Any suggestions on what should I do to take care of this problem? I > have decided to run the car on highways for about 15 minutes every > week. Will that be a good thing to do? Thanks in advance. > > Other relevant information: > The smoke is colorless and I used fuel injector cleaner a month ago. > it's not a "problem" - it's the result of normal operation. forget about it and just drive normally. |
Re: Exhaust related
ExtremeValue wrote:
> I have noticed some black ash (like carbon powder) at the end of the > tail pipe of my 1996 civic (212K km). I was able to clean the black > formation using a tissue paper. The muffler is relatively new and the > vehicle is very well maintained (I bought it used). Oil changed in Jan > and May. > > I drive the car to go to school which is about 6km from my home. A > friend told me that running the car for such a short distance on a > regular basis would develop problem with exhaust system and will be > difficult to pass the emission test (due Jan 2007). > > Any suggestions on what should I do to take care of this problem? I > have decided to run the car on highways for about 15 minutes every > week. Will that be a good thing to do? Thanks in advance. > > Other relevant information: > The smoke is colorless and I used fuel injector cleaner a month ago. > it's not a "problem" - it's the result of normal operation. forget about it and just drive normally. |
Re: Exhaust related
ExtremeValue wrote:
> I have noticed some black ash (like carbon powder) at the end of the > tail pipe of my 1996 civic (212K km). I was able to clean the black > formation using a tissue paper. The muffler is relatively new and the > vehicle is very well maintained (I bought it used). Oil changed in Jan > and May. > > I drive the car to go to school which is about 6km from my home. A > friend told me that running the car for such a short distance on a > regular basis would develop problem with exhaust system and will be > difficult to pass the emission test (due Jan 2007). > > Any suggestions on what should I do to take care of this problem? I > have decided to run the car on highways for about 15 minutes every > week. Will that be a good thing to do? Thanks in advance. > > Other relevant information: > The smoke is colorless and I used fuel injector cleaner a month ago. > it's not a "problem" - it's the result of normal operation. forget about it and just drive normally. |
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