2001 Volkswagen Passat TURBO

2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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2001 Volkswagen Passat Front Wheel Drive Manual 136332 miles

i have a 1.9 tdi vw passat and recently black smoke is coming out of the exhaust and it seems to not be as powerful as it was?
Jul 8, 2010 at 9:51 AM
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JIM SHIRRON
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Black smoke usually means overly rich fuel mixture. Have someone w/a scanner look at it, see what he comes up with.
Jul 8, 2010 at 10:01 AM
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