1998 Volkswagen Golf Black Smoke

1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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1998 Volkswagen Golf 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual

What do l do to prevent black smoke coming out of my exaust pipe
Oct 14, 2009 at 6:02 AM
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Black smoke means your air/fuel mixture is too rich could be one of the following:

Possibilities here could be a bad O2 sensor, excessive fuel pressure (bad fuel pressure regulator or plugged return line), leaky fuel injectors, dirty air filter or restricted air inlet, or a defective coolant sensor that prevents the engine management system from going into closed loop mode.
Oct 14, 2009 at 6:27 AM
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