High fuel consumption and black smoke from exhaust

2005 TOYOTA VAN
102,013 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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RONI WAISWA
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My Alphard consumes a lot of fuel than normal and it as well puts out black smoke and there is black residue in the exhaust. how can this be rectified?
Oct 17, 2019 at 5:19 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

Black smoke coming from the exhaust is usually a sign of too much fuel being burnt in the combustion chambers of your vehicle's engine. Here is a link below to a guide on this problem below:

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

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

Thanks,
Alex
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Oct 17, 2019 at 4:54 PM
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