seal777:

if what ALAKANNI is analyzing is correct, have them check your brain box.

seal777:

@igbanbajo,

i thank you so much for your submission cos when i made the statement about the BRAIN BOX, u saw the comments made by other posters.

Sometimes when u sum up your experience to give candid and fair advice to people in need, they tend to overlook it until they fall in the hands of those who will either request them to bring their car to the workshop for a fee or various lies to make them habitual faces in the mechanic workshop.

The owner of a Toyota Camry 99 V6 sold it to me barely a year of buying it ( out of which he hardly drives it cos of the smoke and fuel consumption) cos of this same problem, i fixed it by changing the brain box without trials cos i was aware before i bought the car and if i had offered to help him solve the problem, he wouldn't agree cos of the lies of various mechanic he has consulted.

I am not an auto engineer but i make research, i am proud to say that i have helped more than 4 nairalanders to solve the same problem, two of which we have had the opportunity to wine and dine at a joint there after with no kobo charged, neither did i suggest where to buy the brain box or a rewire to fix it for them.

No one is an island when it comes to knowledge, some learn from experience, some from training and some by research.

I reserve further comments till,

chelseabmw:

that car needs servicing

igbanbajo:

what type of servicing?

chelseabmw:

i don't believe u r asking me what servicing. . . . . . . . .ok,brain servicing

seal777:

if what ALAKANNI is analyzing is correct, have them check your brain box.

acaolly1:
Brain box ke!!!! dont mind him o. the other guy is correct take it to ur Mechanics.

igbanbajo:
@austinike

If you give a Hausa man a medicine to cure an ailment, he'll ask you if you've suffered from that ailment in the past and if you got well after taking the medicine you just prescribed to him. If you answer in the affirmative, then, he accepts your prescription. I will share my experience with you.

I had the same problem with my Toyota Camry (thin/tiny light) - V6 engine.
It burnt my fuel like fuel burning was getting out of fashion. The resultant smoke from the exhaust was coal black and was a source of great embarrassment (picture yourself driving a car like this in VI, whereupon revving your engine, the atmosphere changes to black – no thanks to your car). It got so bad that coagulated smoke (in solid form) came out of my exhaust pot.

What did I do?
From the time this problem began, my mechanic checked and did a lot of servicing work (with each visit costing some money).
I later concluded that it was time for me to visit another mechanic. The second person used a scanner. The scanner told him IAT (Intake Air Temperature) Circuit Malfunction. He went ahead to change something in the bonnet which he called the heat sensor. When he brought it out, he showed me that it was broken (I confirmed it was broken, hence, I gave him money to change it). End result – inordinate fuel burning/black smoking continued.

After this, I scanned the car elsewhere. The result was still IAT Circuit Malfunction. At this juncture, I was asked to change my air flow meter. This done, the problem continued.

On recommendation, I took it to a more reputable mechanic who did a comprehensive servicing work (to include injector nozzles clean-up). Result was the same and I fed him back with the result.

Later, he called me to say that I would need to change my car’s ECM (a.k.a. brain box). To cut a long story short. The very minute this was done (by a rewire), the smoke stopped. It was as if it was the rewire that put the problem there. Needless to say that before this problem was solved; I spent a lot of money… changing my airflow meter thrice, changing a HEAT sensor, paying for servicing more frequently than was required, and through all these, putting up with artisans’ intricate web of lies.

I took the pain to explain the foregoing because I felt your pain. If there was somebody to advise me based on personal experience, I’d have saved a lot of money, time, energy and prestige (less embarrassment).

Now my advice: get your car scanned. If the result is IAT Circuit Malfunction (error code P0110), then replace your airflow meter. If this doesn’t work, it just might be that the part of your car’s ECM responsible for regulating the meter is faulty. Then change the ECM.

If you require my assistance, I can give you the phone number of the rewire that did the ECM change out for me (he’s at Ladipo auto parts market). If you want this, just drop your number on this thread and I’ll get back to you, insha Allah.

The link below leads you to a detailed explanation of error code P0110.
http://www.parksoffroad.com/tacomamods/maintitems/enginecode/cip0110.pdf

I wish you well.

Donjuan77:
Am avin d feelings that I also have such issues, mine is that the fuel gauge goes down easily to yellow light but I still drive like about 63 or more km when it shows the fuel yellow light. When engine is idling or driving you won't see or notice black smoke on cabon coming out from exhaust but if you dip your finger inside the exhaust you will bring out black carbon from the exhaust. Please what can I do cause am so confused if it's consuming or not

Donjuan77:
Am avin d feelings that I also have such issues, mine is that the fuel gauge goes down easily to yellow light but I still drive like about 63 or more km when it shows the fuel yellow light. When engine is idling or driving you won't see or notice black smoke on cabon coming out from exhaust but if you dip your finger inside the exhaust you will bring out black carbon from the exhaust. Please what can I do cause am so confused if it's consuming or not