Potential Buy 1997 GSX

[SlowWhite]

well went out today and changed plugs, checked oil, checked coolant. Oil level is good coolant level is good and onto the plugs, the plugs that were a nice grey color a few days ago when i checked are now completely black, and the gapping on all of them was at .22

I gapped the new plugs to .28 then noticed the oil catch can had a little mist of oil below the filter so i drained the catch can and noticed two things. First thing to come out was what i assume is water mixed with oil. To describe the amount of what ever this is before the oil started coming out. Is about 5 shot glasses worth, then oil started coming out. (there was enough oil in it to fill a standard size glass 3/4 of the way full) I dont know when the last time he emptied it so I cant say how long it took for that to fill up like that.

anyrate i then started the car turned on the log, let the car warm up completely, checked for any smoke coming out the exhaust or fluid, used a paper towel and noticed a black soot getting caught on the towel. Inside the exhaust tip is as black as the spark plugs. (i took pictures on my phone if you want me to upload the spark plug colors from a few days ago as well as them today) then I went for a quick drive, after pulling to the end of the driveway the car went into I believe "closed loop"... what ever setting it is after a wot pull only i never went WOT simply reversed out of the driveway.

And it died at the 2nd stop sign, so i adjusted the mafcomp a little bit and it didnt die again. However it would go in and out of this closed loop the entire trip.

Im about to put the log up on ecmlink. would the set up on the laptop cause this to not go into open loop? or is it more likely the wideband sensor going bad.

I was going to pull that and see what it looked like tomorrow as I have to get ready for work.