Q: Black smoke coming from my exhaust?

asked by on November 24, 2016

Hello, I need to know what would be the issue with my as my car is throwing Black Smoke while i put Accelerator it throw dark black smoke. I need to know what could be the issue and how it get fixed ?

My Car Is Suzuki Alto Model 2001 Pakistan
My car has a manual transmission.

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