Car blowing smoke.

[MrGenIII]

I'm looking at purchashing a VE Clubsport. It's got a cam upgrade, exhaust, extractors and OTR intake. I'm in a different state though so I can't just go and look at it. He sent me a video of it and started it up. It blew a bit of black smoke out the exhaust on sfartup, then a bit less when he revved it. Just wondering what could cause this?

 

[Aussie Willy]

yer, so, you have a video, we gotta guess as to what it is
imagine if we could see the video?

 

[Tasmaniak]

All of those mods will cause that. black smoke is typically fuel from running rich. It's very common. You maybe able to get rid of it... maybe not...

 

[naf33n]

maybe a rich tune.

maybe some dodgey o2 sensors

maybe more fuel more powwwwaaarrrrrrrrr?????

just get him to take it back to the shop that did the cam and tune and say WTF

 

[WogBoyz]

just depends mate, my afr 11.7 - 11.8 and I still get the smoke, it sounds like nothing is wrong but showing us the vid will help!

or as said could be running rich ect

 

[Sean880]

Yes it could be just running rich but it could also be a combination of both black and blue smoke the car is releasing which is potentially a much greater concern. You do not know until it is checked out by a competent mechanic.

I would be very wary of committing yourself to a purchase like this that you have not checked out thoroughly, especially one that has engine mods. I would not rely on what the seller is telling you either. I know of too many chumps who have bought cars they did not check out thoroughly and discovered the seller had misled them.

In the very least pay for a full pre-purchase inspection from a competent business if you are still serious about buying the car from another State. Otherwise, if you are patient something in your State (which is easier to check out) will come up for sale that fits your requirements.

 

[MrGenIII]

I've uploaded the video. It's not very good quality because it's from a phone. Thanks for your replies

 

[gossie]

I thought the exhaust looked blue?????? It sure sounds good though. How many kms?

 

[07GTS]

if u start the engine from dead cold and rev it straight away can blow black smoke cos its in choke so will be ritcher anyway, also remember if ur not getting it with a roadworthy most cams, exhaust, intake ect wont pass...

 

[MrGenIII]

The car has gotten 77,000km's on it. It's from Victoria and I'm in South Australia. We don't have to get a road worthy here. It's just a case of getting the VIN number passed and all other numbers matching then it just gets signed off.