# 2018 Kia Sedona - Black exhaust

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sedona-black-exhaust/177071>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [May 25, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sedona-black-exhaust/177071 "2021-05-25T23:10:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Darryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@Darryle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Darryle)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sedona-black-exhaust/177071/1 "2021-05-25T23:10:02Z")

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i have a white Kia Sedona 2018 and i notice a lot of black exhaust smoke around the back and side of the car

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sedona-black-exhaust/177071/2 "2021-05-26T08:44:17Z")

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Black deposits **inside** the exhaust tip is normal, outside is not. Is your CEL illuminated?
