dtmwelburn
July 31, 2009, 5:28 am
Hiya ive recently bought my second mk3 mondeo this time a 2litre duratec engine its been stood a few days as i didnt have cash to tax straight away (but kept startin it once a day) when i rev the engine i get a lot of black smoke but none on tickover ive only ever known this from diesel engines not petrol does anyone know whether this is normal? i could be being daft it may need a gd service but just thought id get some advice, thanks
mintalkin
July 31, 2009, 10:30 am
black smoke usually is a sign of running rich. it most likely just wants a good service and an enthusiastic drive afterwards to clear everything through.
dtmwelburn
August 2, 2009, 5:02 am
[quote name='mintalkin' post='35493' date='Jul 31 2009, 04:40 PM']black smoke usually is a sign of running rich. it most likely just wants a good service and an enthusiastic drive afterwards to clear everything through.[/quote]
sounds gd to me thanks for the advice ill get it serviced as soon as i can, thanks again