Running rich, depending on year of vehicle it's possibly a o2 sensor, fuel system problem, carb if so equipped. Time for you to do some diagnostics
running too rich check the air filter could also be defective injectors
It usually means too much fuel or not enough spark.
carbon result of incomplete combustion.
soot
Catalytic converters clog due to the carbon that the car produces. Usually, when the carbon has built up inside the cat., black smoke will come out of the tailpipe when you rev the engine. In extreme cases, black soot is visible on the ground next to the vehicle's tailpipe. Crystal Woll
condensation
they have elected a pope? in cold weather it is normal to see white smoke coming out of your tailpipe. the one you have to worry about is the black or the blue smoke
check your converter let it run for ten mins or so and see if it gets red hot
white smoke coming from my tailpipe of my Honda civix lx 1997?
engine tune just a major service then maybe a new exhaust system
You have worn valve seals and posibly bad valve guides.
The city bus emitted a steady stream of black soot from its tailpipe.