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Under heavy acceleration all diesels produce black smoke. It's a product of waste fuel being exited via the exhaust pipe and is a sign of inefficiency.

Older diesels also produce black smoke under "normal" conditions and this also a cause of unspent fuel, but mainly because of age.

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