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The Darker or Oilier the Exhaust, the More it is important to have the system checked.

The color the exhaust will tell you much about the condition of your vehicle. Did you know that? Dark exhaust color often signifies that your vehicle has a bad exhaust. So make sure that you will check the exhaust of your vehicle as part of a regular system of spotting problems and getting them fixed.

If you think checking the exhaust color sounds a little like how a quack doctor fix your headache problem, well hear this, it won’t be quite esoteric. Obviously, exhaust is the end product of the combustion process in the engine. As what you put into the engine to fuel and lubricate it, the color, smell, and composition of the exhaust coming out will most likely tell you what has gone wrong in the engine.

If you feel that quality fuel and oil will save you from exhaust problems, then think again. This cannot save your engine and exhaust from damage. Once bad emissions are released, make sure that you will put some actions about it. There will be something within the core components of your vehicle that is causing fuel and/or oil to break down. Or maybe, the fuel fails to undergo efficient combustion. The root of the problem may probably be present well ahead of your exhaust system itself. So you probably start the inspection with the engine.

For your vehicle that operates in peak condition, you may not be able to see the exhaust much at all. On a freezing morning, you may spot smoke, but this is simply the difference in temperature between the exhaust coming from a warm/ warming up engine and the temperature of the air. This is just the same with what you see when you breathe or speak outside. This is about the condensation in a puff of mist coming from your mouth.

Different colors or qualities to the car exhaust probably indicate different degrees of exhaust/engine problems. A pale gray color will not be a bad signal at all. When the exhaust gets darker, you should be warned. The black or dark blue oily smoke can tell you that there is something serious going on with the engine. This can be related to overage on oil, which go somewhere, so the car sends it back through your exhaust.

Oil does not where it should be since it is coming out through the exhaust. This is seen on most old and poorly maintained vehicles, especially those with lightweight aluminum engines that degrade after years of hard use.