Why is my vw golf gt tdi 1.9 kickin out black smoke

Asked by Jasmine Feb 09, 2015 at 06:08 AM about the 1991 Volkswagen Golf 2 Dr GL Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My dad thinks its either the erg valve or the
manifold plate?

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Normaly when a diesel engine kicks out black smoke it needs a tune up, which means new glow plugs and a clean up of all the aair way sensors such as the MAF sensor.

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