Author Topic: 2018 model 10,000 miles black smoke at start up??? (Read 789 times)

brittas · « **on:** January 29, 2020, 12:09:59 pm »

Dark strong-smelling exhaust smoke from a cold start with 2-3 000 rpm revs today?
Not impressed I have only had the car a week.

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brittas · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2020, 12:15:17 pm »

Didn't happen on a repeat startup. I thought any dark coloured smoke was oil getting past pistons.

124Abarthreplica · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2020, 07:57:00 pm »

Blue smoke will be oil, blackish smoke excess petrol.

Smell will probably be the cold catalyser.

brittas · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2020, 08:47:07 am »

I think it was black rather than blue so should be OK.

124Abarthreplica · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2020, 04:11:53 pm »

Agreed