1988 Ford Ranger oil gunk

20,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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CAPNBELLA
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hello why is ther black gunk coming out of my exhaust it almost looks like oil its kinda gooey
Feb 8, 2010 at 12:20 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Are you loosing any coolant and is there any excessive oil consumption? This will be carbon from with in the exhaust system breaking away and coming out this can be caused by excessing oil or coolant entering the exhaust.

mark (mhpautos)
Feb 8, 2010 at 8:02 PM
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