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Apr 7, 2008 | 01:29 PM

MiniTransAm

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Help It's Smoking!!

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?

Last edited by MiniTransAm; Apr 7, 2008 at 01:39 PM.

Apr 7, 2008 | 02:29 PM

SparkyJJO

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

Apr 7, 2008 | 02:39 PM

MiniTransAm

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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!!

Apr 7, 2008 | 02:41 PM

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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...