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 16, 2019 at 10:19 PM
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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 9:54 AM
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