# 2006 Dodge Charger - Black soot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-charger-black-soot/135903>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 6, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-charger-black-soot/135903 "2019-03-06T10:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Franklin53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@Franklin53](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Franklin53)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-charger-black-soot/135903/1 "2019-03-06T10:10:55Z")

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What does black soot inside your tailpipe come from?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-charger-black-soot/135903/2 "2019-03-06T14:20:44Z")

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Black soot is a combustion by-product of both gas and diesel engines. If there is too much, it indicates excessive fuel being sent to the engine but that would likely light the check engine light.