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Question posted by monicohernandez74 on December 10th, 2012

What Does It Mean To Have Check Engine Light On And Black Smoke From Exhaust?

I got my car smogged last week and it passed. never had problems. and that same date black smoke came out of exhuast and car sounds loud and today the check engine light came on but is blinking.

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Answer #1: Posted by roadrunnertim on December 11th, 2012 12:24 AM
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Black smoke means the car is running too rich. The check engine light is probably on because of a bad exhaust reading by the oxygen sensor. You will need to have the fuel mixture leaned out a bit. Take it back to the garage and make them correct whatever they did to get your car to pass emissions in the first place.

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