Hey guys got a -'07 3.6TDV8 Range. I normally do 3000 miles a year tops its mainly used as a second commuter car for me to work. And 95% of my driving is just through the city. Yesterday I was on the motorway for around 5 mins and I put my foot right down car went above 70mph and some dark fumes came out the exhaust and then a warning came up on the dash "Check engine system/malfunction" or something similar. Now did three short journeys since not had it again. I figured it could be because I dont really drive it on the motorways so I took it out today for a good blast on the motorway. Still noticed when I put my foot down at speed say 60mph+ there is some darkish stuff coming out the exhaust (I think but its not something I can compare with before so it could be normal - nothing too much but more then when I am just accelerating normally) cant say I have noticed any performance degradation. Just wondering anything to worry about?

Thanks in advance

Last edited by supermario on 31st Oct 2012 7:05pm. Edited 1 time in total

Had something similar.

It was the turbo pipes that were cracked thus giving erroneous messages to the ECU.

Sounds like you have burst a hose.

Good news is they are fairly cheap to replace, and takes around 2 minutes to swap

Cool thanks guys its going in for a service/mot next week so ill give it a mention - thanks!

Thanks guys got fixed today it was a tear/hole in the intercooler pipe/tube. Said it may spit out some more black stuff for a bit until all he soot is out.

thats good advice, could you amend the title to reflect the main symptom (black smoke) for future searches?