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Offline ryangerry

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Oil in my exhaust tips?
« on: December 28, 2014, 04:14:44 pm »
Just noticed black oil in my exhaust tips. No smoking though. Any ideas?

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Re: Oil in my exhaust tips?
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2014, 05:00:35 pm »
It's probably more likely to be water (condensation) mixed with carbon =oily looking water

Unless your engine is using a lot of oil, I wouldn't worry  :happy2:
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Re: Oil in my exhaust tips?
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2014, 05:36:50 pm »
Cheers buddy will keep an eye on it