Smoke and ticking if going up hill

2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT
98,000 MILES • 1.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CHRISTIE LEANN BUCHANAN
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My car will let out a black smoke and a ticking sound if you have to give it extra gas to go up a hill. It acts like it loses power. I have replace the seal on the top of the engine. I replace spark plugs and cleaned the converter. Also had to change the oil because it had became too thin.
Jul 21, 2016 at 6:53 PM
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have the cooling system pressure checked for a head gasket leak the also dump a chemical in it as well to check for that.
Jul 22, 2016 at 7:04 AM