Dirty engine components after repair

You could have them clean it but they will want to charge you.. Call Toyota for help

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This is another example of slackmanship in the service bay. They have done something in the shop which has dumped this stuff in your engine bay. It could be worse,..I' had a car come back with spray-paint overspray from another job speckled all over my car's paint.

Ring them, or if they are close-by, take the car back and ask for a proper cleanup,...if they have the gall to try and charge you,..walk away and make a complaint to Toyota's head-office.

Jason

Fact that it doesn't run as well and smells with vent open indicates they knocked off a hose or something. No reason changing an engine mount would get engine dirty. If they are conviently located take it back and have them look at it -- or try to find yourself and clear off soot.

Mechanics get grease all over their hands when they work on cars. Then they hold touch certain parts of your engine with their greasy hands. They have to do this but they should clean it up too. I would complain to the service writer and insist that they clean the engine free of charge.

If it is truly soot, that would be airborne contaminants that settled on exposed engine components while the car sat waiting in the service shop with the hood open. Could be as simple as blowing it clean with a light dusting of compressed air, which would be simple, quick, effective and free.

But if that were the case, the car body should also be coated with soot. Perhaps they washed the car before delivery to the customer? (but with the hood closed)