Quote Originally Posted by Hodge View Post
Noticed dark patches of... crap on driveway as of late. Just realized today, it's in fact coming out of the exhaust at start-up. Dark matter of something, it's not oily or wet, it's just kind of powdery from what I can tell.
Bad photos, but you get the idea of what I mean. Why is this?

Edit: My mate reckons it's normal, and it's the very reason some shops do not allow reverse-parking close to the shop due to diesels spraying crap like this everywhere. I've personally never seen it before, or knew about it.


I have a 2011 and I also asked the same question. I have a 3" Taipan exhaust so she splatters out quite a lot.
I was told is normal for diesels and is just condensation built up in the exhaust being expelled with carbon. And should be nothing to worry about.