Despite what old cartoons would have you believe, it's neither normal nor good for your vehicle to smoke heavily while it's running. Maybe in the old days, but modern cars with modern fuel injection, ...
It's standard for older diesel engines to emit black smoke under full load, which occurs during "turbo lag." As the diesel engine waits for the turbo to spool, the machine will blow thicker black ...
I was driving back from work in the evening and in my rear view mirror noticed excessive smoke coming out of my car's exhaust. I didn't notice the engine behaving differently, but I was fortunately ...