Hi All,
Question pertains to a Honda GXV160 thats on a Honda HUT216 utility mower. Hasn't seena lot of work and well serviced by myself. I've noticed a tendency for it to give a small puff of dark smoke when increasing the throttle speed rapidly or if you hit a patch of particularly thick grass etc.
I'm wondering if this is a sign of potential issues or perhaps relatively benign?
I'll just give a lil info:
- oil was recently changed, it's a bit of a combo blend of a number of 4 stroke oils I had consolidated into 'one' larger container (has some 5W-30, 5W-40, SAE30, 15W-40 in it - all were top quality oils) - changed every 6-12mths, last done a month ago.
- air filter is immaculate, has a snorkel kit on it - just have the single large airfilter on the mower, have some flyscreen/mesh at the snorkel end to remove larger particles
- no smoke when running and no oil consumption issues
- haven't adjusted the carb since I've had it - other than cleaning it each season.
- fuel is always good, always place a stabiliser in when I buy 10L or so of it.
Much thanks in advance for your assistance.
