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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: dicksparks on 23 August 2003, 21:28

Title: Sooty Exhaust
Post by: dicksparks on 23 August 2003, 21:28

 ::)  VR6 R reg 42000 miles black exhaust is this normal or has the engine managment got a fault. have changed air filter but still black

Title: Re:Sooty Exhaust
Post by: golfvr6 on 24 August 2003, 10:33

Do you do lots of short journeys? When was the last MOT done , were the emissions ok?

Title: Re:Sooty Exhaust
Post by: dicksparks on 25 August 2003, 16:46

Make journeys of 8 to 10 miles got mot coming up will see what emissions are like then thanks for help

Title: Re:Sooty Exhaust
Post by: golfvr6 on 26 August 2003, 10:32

You could go to halfords and get one of those mixture testers, its like a spark plug, with a see-through bit in it.They are very useful as you can see the colour of the combustion.