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Q: Why is your car smoking from the tailpipe and sputtering?
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Usually a sputtering muffler means that a new catalytic converter is needed. The sputtering sound is the car misfiring.


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Alot of sputtering of the moter and or smoking of the tail pipe


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What did the tailpipe say to the other?

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How to you check for a car sputtering problem?

You go to a mechanic!


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It needs a tune up.


Why is your car not accelerating and super thick white smoke is coming from the tailpipe and does not quit smoking?

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What causes sputtering in Subaru legacy?

I sometimes sputter when I'm nervous. Please reword the question and tell me what year and engine and describe what you are doing with the car when "sputtering" occurs. Would help if you can think of additional description of what you mean by "sputtering".


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