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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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okay so i never noticed this before i put the JET programer on preset tune 3 and removed the screen in my mass air meter now when i start it it smokes white a little, also when i get on it and stop there is some smoke sometimes WTF is it...somone told me to change my oil and filter...is it the tuner cuz i can take it off..i know its not about drag racing but it seems like i get responses the fastest on here
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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Coolant leak, maybe a bad head gasket?
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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ya i think it was condensation because i started it after school today and it didnt even do it a little...so im not worried about it
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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pressure test the cooling system. That'll tell you if you've got head gasket failure.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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Id check for oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil just to make sure.... I have never heard of condensation doing that but that does not mean it can't happen.

There is a pricey tool Snap-On makes (I think it is Snap-On) that tests the coolant for a blown head gasted......... neat little tool.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Id check for oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil just to make sure.... I have never heard of condensation doing that but that does not mean it can't happen.

There is a pricey tool Snap-On makes (I think it is Snap-On) that tests the coolant for a blown head gasted......... neat little tool.
good point. but on a chevy, not likely to get oil in the coolant since it oils through the push rods, unless you've got a broken compression ring on a cylinder.

I would say it's likely either coolant in the oil (head gasket failure - check w/ a radiator leak down guage) or bad valve seal (would be a grey smoke and not white).
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its nothing, i only noticed it a little pulling out and it kinda lingered but it was almost clear and it hasent done anything since and all the fluids are full and good looking....off subject but i just bought mobil 1 full synthetic and a wix filter for my oil change and all together with a little extra oil it cost me like over 50 bucks !!! i was like damn.
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its nothing, i only noticed it a little pulling out and it kinda lingered but it was almost clear and it hasent done anything since and all the fluids are full and good looking....off subject but i just bought mobil 1 full synthetic and a wix filter for my oil change and all together with a little extra oil it cost me like over 50 bucks !!! i was like damn.
Yup but it is mowrth it when you only have to change your oil every 8k miles or so.
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like u said it was probably just condensation, H20 is a biproduct of combustion....
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