1997 saturn sc1 5 speed black tailpipe smoke

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CANAMAN420
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the car runs sluggish and has black smoke coming out of the tailpipe when the gas is hit.what could cause this i heard it could be the map sensor what do you think i really apperciate the help!!!!!
Sep 1, 2007 at 2:31 AM
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[quote:31cf7225b2="canaman420"]the car runs sluggish and has black smoke coming out of the tailpipe when the gas is hit.what could cause this i heard it could be the map sensor what do you think i really apperciate the help!!!!![/quote:31cf7225b2]

Your A/F mixture is rich-could be caused by the coolant temperature sensor/leaking injectors/oxygen sensor/s, ruptured fuel pressure regulator/MAP sensor/
Sep 1, 2007 at 3:10 AM
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