Black smoke coming from exhaust

2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
200,000 MILES • 1.6L • 2WD
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ZITOPM
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my car has a black smoke on the exhaust especially if i rev it or drive hard.
Sep 29, 2019 at 9:51 PM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

Black smoke is usually an indication of too much fuel being introduced into the combustion chambers of your vehicle. Here is a link below for you to go to that explains this more in detail:

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

Please go through this link and get back to us with what you are able to find out.

Thanks,
Alex
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Sep 30, 2019 at 4:56 AM
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