MiniTransAm

iTrader: (3)

Oh god what did I do!!

Yesterday I did an oil change on my new TA. Went with 5w30 Mobil 1 and an AC Delco filter.

I also have a can of seafoam in the gas tank only.

So today I go out and get all the stuff I need to do a coolant flush and change the M6 Fluid.

I also removed the battery and dumped out the overflow tank.

As I restart the car to run the flush through, I notice this!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGL1DjqZm5Q

What the hell is going on and is my engine going to blow up or catch on fire?

SparkyJJO

iTrader: (11)

Looks like you developed an exhaust leak. Does it dissipate quickly? Looks like it in the video.

MiniTransAm

iTrader: (3)

I have started the car twice now to finish the coolant flush and both times this did not reoccur. I think it may have been the Seafoam finding a way out and an exhaust leak sounds plausible. I'll keep an eye on it and see if it comes back again. Scared the crap out of me though!!

atxz/28maro

iTrader: (2)

looks like the seafoam smoke leaking from an exhaust leak right off the head, check the bolts on the air tube against the manifold, mine backed out...

billyb

iTrader: (15)

good leak tester !!

CamaroFan71

iTrader: (2)

Haha. True!!

araber89

iTrader: (3)

Are you sure you didn't get oil on the motor during the oil change and now it burning off?

MiniTransAm

iTrader: (3)

Nope, used a funnel to put the oil in. It was smoking the entire time the engine was running. Once I stopped it, the smoke quickly stopped. Within 10 seconds or so. I drove it to work today, didn't see any problems.