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Originally Posted by marinabrian
Fuel consumption is poor, very poor, and the black smoke is indicative of a leak in the intake system.
Check the intercooler hoses, and the intercooler elbow to ensure the O rings haven't popped 
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That was quick!
Astraeus just replaced the intercooler rings for me last week or so, and the old ones were in perfect condition! I'll have a local garage check out the pipes to search for the problem - I will be delighted if it is just a loose pipe!
As for the fuel consumption...very costly over a near 2000 mile journey, not part of the plan! On the way down from Scotland to Portsmouth it avearged 44.8mpg for the nearly all motorway trip, but that figure worsened considerably once into France... 
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