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Equinox Exhaust Problem?

jb12644jb12644 Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Chevrolet
2010 equinox 3.0 has very heavy black soot in tail pipes. dealer says it is normal!!! it seems like air/fuel problem. have 4500km. what do you think?
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  • bdymentbdyment Member Posts: 573
    I think you are right and your dealer is wrong. A slightly black or gray coating could be normal, but not heavy black soot.
  • runoxrunox Member Posts: 156
    Yea, I've black soot accumulating in the tailpipe, but it's no different than my wife's 4cyl '10 VW CC, or my daughter's '09 VW Jetta, which are both 4 cyls also.
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