When accelerating there is black smoke coming from the exhaust?

2007 HONDA CRV
90,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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MINTYCUSS
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When driving my vehicle listed above, if I put my foot down and accelerate, I have black smoke from exhaust. no eml on no loss of power.
Oct 28, 2022 at 11:59 AM
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This can be a bad tank of gas, if not we need to remove the spark plug for inspection. One will be black with soot, this will be the cylinder that has a bad fuel injector here is how to replace it in the images below, I have also included two guides that can help you with the job.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-change-spark-plugs

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-black-smoke

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Oct 29, 2022 at 12:00 PM
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