Sooty exhaust!
Sooty exhaust!
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Parkie

Original Poster:

94 posts

230 months

Saturday 20th June 2009
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Hi all,

My left exhaust gathers a little bit of soot after a good run out, should i be worried?

Thanks

P

Funky Jo

164 posts

219 months

Saturday 20th June 2009
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Soot is usually seen equally on both pipe ends. Left exhaust is connected to cylinders 4, 5 and 6.
Hope for you it´s nothing serious, but certainly keep a close eye on it...

Daston

6,148 posts

232 months

Saturday 20th June 2009
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Get your other half to stand behind the car on start up. If there is any blue smoke then worry.

It could just be over fueling on start up or burning a little bit of oil (speed 6's do get through a bit)

Basil Brush

5,609 posts

292 months

Saturday 20th June 2009
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It can be a sign of a lambda on the way out as well.