Q: Black smoke is coming out of my SUV

asked by on May 13, 2016

My SUV has 80,000 miles on it. I just had new injectors installed about 2,500 miles ago (under recall). Now, I am seeing black smoke out of the right side exhaust. There are also black spots on the rear bumpers and tailgate that look like oil. My SUV is all stock; the check engine light is not on. What could this be?

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