I have had some major repairs done to my car (2000 Honda Civic LX, 4 Cylinder). Had a few places look at it but finally sucked it up and took it to the Honda dealership.
They sent the block out to make sure they it wasn't warped, replaced the head gasket, water pump, timing belt, other belts, oil job, etc. 2 pages worth of stuff. I had the radiator and hoses and some other stuff replaced about 2 years ago. They also recommended having the catalytic converter replaced it had a "crack", but they wanted to charge $800 so I said I would have wait (Honda genuine parts are expensive!) They never said if the cover was cracked or the actual converter.
Since I got it back it's been ok but I have noticed that it is using much more oil than before. There are no oil leak spots on the carport so I'm not sure where it's going or why it's using so much.
Today, I noticed this weird spot on the carport, approximately where the exhaust comes out of the tailpipe. I think it's where I crank the car up to warm up in the morning. So the weird spot has like smut colored drops in it and so I swiped it to see what it was. It did not look, feel or smell like oil, but it kinda looked like soot when you rub it. So now I'm paranoid that the Honda place missed something major - even though they called me everyday they had it with "recommended" repairs. I hesitate to take it back because they are expensive, and the service manager treats me like I'm an idiot.
Anyone have any ideas on what it may be?
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