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Posted: August 16th, 2006, 7:36 pm
by xtreme velocity
yeah..i never had 2 problem till i went on vacation for 2 weeks..i thin it is bad gas..but still..
Posted: August 16th, 2006, 11:58 pm
by 95_mx-3
What a bummer... I failed TX inspection today. HC(??) was bit too high. 141 is normal at high speed which is 25mph, but I got 152. It was 199 before I fixed the problem though. Anyway, I'll see what my mechanic can do tomorrow. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted: August 17th, 2006, 1:04 am
by Tunes67
HC is usually showing how much oil is burning with your fuel. Check your spark plug gaps and make sure they are in spec. A catalytic converter that isnt functioning at full efficiency can also cause HC to read high (the cat isnt burning off all the bad stuff).
HC = Hydrocarbons
Cheers
Tunes67
Posted: August 18th, 2006, 8:59 am
by 95_mx-3
Tunes67 wrote:HC is usually showing how much oil is burning with your fuel. Check your spark plug gaps and make sure they are in spec. A catalytic converter that isnt functioning at full efficiency can also cause HC to read high (the cat isnt burning off all the bad stuff).
HC = Hydrocarbons
Cheers
Tunes67
Tunes67,
Again thanks for your help. I just bought a cat from Autozone. It was $89 plus tax w/lifetime warranty. I'll put it on tomorrow and see what happens. Besides that my car runs like new now.
Posted: August 19th, 2006, 11:09 pm
by 95_mx-3
Went to muffler shop and paid $45 to install(weld) new cat. Went right back to inspection place and guess what... HC reading was 11. Yeah, it was a bad cat. I think I'm finally done with all the problems with MX-3.
BTW, my mechanic put synthetic oil without asking me and oil burning problem is gone too. I've driven over 500miles since the oil change, but oil level is still the same... So lifter doesn't make ticking noise in the morning anymore.