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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 09:45 AM
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I have a lot of carbon build up on the inside of my tail pipe is this normal, also as my car is parked back against a garage door large black patches of carbon is left on the door only on start up , had emissions tested thats ok, i have a my00 standard turbo 2000 .
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 10:23 AM
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Dont worry.. thats completely normal.. scoobs run very rich out of the box which is what causes the blackening of the tailpipe
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 10:51 AM
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Also, running unleaded you won't get a white tailpipe as you used to with leaded fuels.
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 06:20 PM
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Thanks guys
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