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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 05:09 PM
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Black smoke

Could excessive carbon build up on the intake valves cause a puff of black smoke under hard acceleration?

2009 MCS with 117k on it. I don't think a carbon cleaning has ever been done. Does not seem excessively oil thirsty.

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