1998 Volkswagen Golf Repair Question
Topics covered: Black smoke, Engine, Fuel pressure.
Mileage: No information provided.
Mileage: No information provided.
Asked on October 14, 2009
1998 Volkswagen Golf Black Smoke
Engine Performance problem
1998 Volkswagen Golf 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual
What do l do to prevent black smoke coming out of my exaust pipe
1998 Volkswagen Golf 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual
What do l do to prevent black smoke coming out of my exaust pipe
Asked by Kofi AddoAnswer
Replied on October 14, 2009
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.
