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Originally Posted by Clan
If these engines are driven gently through towm a lot and never driven over 3000 rpm they tend to soot up . The cure is a good drive with lots of full throttle accelleration up to the rev cut out in 2nd and 3rd gears you will find the smoke gets less and less with each burst of accelleration unti it is very reasonable or even non existant . It is a good idea to do this before the MOT as well . If this doesnt reduce the smoke then it is possible the injectors need attention if high mileage ..or perhaps the camshaft timing is out it needs a special plate to set it up if the cam pulley is ever removed .
a VERY restricted air filter may cause black smoke too ...
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Thanks for all the info,
ive tried accelleration method and it doest clear, but its not as bad,
and no sooner i stop the car and start up again it starts again, what i was worried about it if i dont put my foot down for a few days is the amount of soot on the road if i put my foot down in 1 gear 2/3..