Black Smoke and Soot above the tailpipe

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11-21-2007 | 10:50 AM

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surfram

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A turndown exhaust tip will completely fix the problem.

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11-21-2007 | 11:36 AM

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Patrolman808

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Originally Posted by tx270

Any diesel will smoke some when their cold. As to the soot and smoke on acceleration, thats perfectly normal. You don't have a problem.

Bill

Mine didn't

I couldn't ever get it to smoke.

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11-21-2007 | 01:27 PM

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Check your air filter.

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11-21-2007 | 05:53 PM

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oldmikegraham

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My 07 5.9 puts out a pretty good cloud at WOT. Before and after new air/fuel/oil filters. If I had not bought it new I'd be convinced it was chipped. I may be more concerned if it didn't get great MPG, run good, or was using or making oil.

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