Black Smoke Causes, Consequences, and Mitigation Strategies

Black smoke generally indicates an excessively rich fuel/air mixture. If you have a car made after around 1995, you should be showing a ... Intermittent black smoke coming from a 2011 Freightliner Cascadia could indicate a few potential issues with the engine or the fuel system. Black smoke happens when there's too much fuel in the combustion chamber. Unfortunately, black smoke usually means reduced fuel efficiency and increased diesel ... I have also had considerable amounts of black smoke come out of my exhaust on my 05 sprinter 2500 w 360K M. But only after being parked in one ... Black smoke (soot) is just un-burnt diesel fuel. Mine does the same thing. It most likely did it before and when you were driving, like when ... It's basically just dumping fuel into the cylinders and the resulting black puff is unburnt fuel leaving the car. And then there is blowby smoke (or just blowby). Black Smoke from Diesel Engines. BLACK SMOKE is the most common smoke emitted from diesel ... When you accelerate through the gears, particularly in 2nd, at the moment you engage the gear and press the accelerator, there is sometimes a puff of black ... Only show this user · #1 · Aug 30, 2019. I have a Toyota Camry with about 240,000 miles and it's has a major issue that it blows black smoke ... ... only and not starting when it is black...because it always smokes like a ... BLACK smoke at cold start does not indicate a lack of fuel, or air in the ...