# 2012 Buick Verano - Soot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-buick-verano-soot/121302>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** buick\
**Created:** [July 19, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-buick-verano-soot/121302 "2018-07-19T16:47:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![KathyWade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@KathyWade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KathyWade)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-buick-verano-soot/121302/1 "2018-07-19T16:47:06Z")

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Have some black soot in tailpipe and up on fender. Do I need to be concerned?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-buick-verano-soot/121302/2 "2018-07-19T17:53:15Z")

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You’re probably burning oil, I would get your car to the mechanics for diagnosis and repair, you don’t want to destroy your catalytic converter, they’re very expensive