white smoke on start up ???
white smoke on start up ??? when its cold i notice a huge amount of white smoke comes out of the exhaust what is this from, is this coolant or oil? any help would be nice
thanks guys
thanks guys
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Usually this is normal. It is nothing more than condensation. If it did it all the time, it could be a coolant leak. If you suspect a coolant leak, just check your coolant level. If the level drops quite a bit over a short period, you could have a coolant leak.
Grey smoke, on the other hand, is oil burning.
Grey smoke, on the other hand, is oil burning.
its white as hell man. the motor has 10k miles and its never done this since ive had the motor just recently started doing it since its gotten cold out. i dont knw if its grey or white??
i will check my coolant and let yall know.
any other ideas?
i will check my coolant and let yall know.
any other ideas?
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Let me rephrase. If it is grey or bluish, it is oil smoke. Some people see it as blue smoke others see it grey.
White, on the other hand, is steam actually. Not smoke. It is a normal part of the combustion process.
Aside from checking your coolant level, go out to the rear of the car and take a whiff of it. (don't suck on the pipe though)
If it smells "sweet" (like antifreeze), you may have a coolant leak. If it smells like burning oil, you are burning oil. If it doesn't have any particularly sweet or burnt oil smell, you are fine. It should smell, well, like normal exhaust gas. (anyone want to try and describe what normal exhaust smells like, feel free.....I'm lost on how)
White, on the other hand, is steam actually. Not smoke. It is a normal part of the combustion process.
Aside from checking your coolant level, go out to the rear of the car and take a whiff of it. (don't suck on the pipe though)
If it smells "sweet" (like antifreeze), you may have a coolant leak. If it smells like burning oil, you are burning oil. If it doesn't have any particularly sweet or burnt oil smell, you are fine. It should smell, well, like normal exhaust gas. (anyone want to try and describe what normal exhaust smells like, feel free.....I'm lost on how)
checked coolant. everything is fine. its werid it only does it on start up and just recently started doing it. i had a werid issue about a week ago i accidently put 10w30 conventanal in it and it gave me low oil pressure. so i noticed what i didi and put 15w50 mobil 1 and everything was fine.
any other ideas.
any other ideas.
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