fallen612

well today i was taking my car to the shop to get the rear quarter panel fixed after i hot sideswiped and my dad was driving behind me(ride home). and when i got there he told me i had white smoke coming out the back. he said it wasent thick or a clunker going down the road but it was noticable. but after i had been going for a few miles it stoped. the car was warm or almost ocmpletly wasrm and i was shifting at 4-4.5k cuz i was getting on the highway. but after that he said it stoped smoking. like i said it wasent much. so anyone have a idea what it could be? thanks for teh help!!

jeffbrig

Could have been blowing moisture/condensation out of the exhaust. White smoke is typically water vapor, oil is bluish.

CKit

Agree. If it doesn't happen again, I wouldn't worry about it.

fallen612

alright cool. he will be behind me on the way home so we will see. i can see if i can give his dinan 335 a run for his money! haha(i wish)

fallen612

well its still smoking a bit. the car was warmed and i was at a stoplight and as i started going there it was. i took it to the dealer to get my rear end checked and they also checked the engine, and they said there wernt any leaks, (and i thought to myself if it was leaking it would come out of the hood and not the exhaust pipes) they told me the exhaust film may still be burning off, but i have had the exhaust for 5 months now. so, anyone got any ideas of what it could be. like i said it dosent smoke all the time, just sometimes when i start from a stop, or am stoping and i can see a bit of white smoke go up towards the cabin, i can also smell it. thanks guys!!!

INDYMAC

Are you losing any anti-freeze/coolant? Check the reservoir in the morning before starting the car for a few days to see if the level is dropping.

ahrmike

dude hes running no cat. TP = smoke.

Presto123

Smoke would be perfectly normal if your running a TP. White smoke comes out my car sometimes at idle or very low speeds. Then the black cloud of death comes out at 8-9k shifts.

nv_blitz

Another thing that can cause white smoke is bad gas. If you get some bad gas with water in it you will let out some white smoke. But if you a have TP on then most likely the smoke is from that. My S does it too.

fallen612

o sweet. im glad its prob just my test pipe. im gonna check the coolant just to be sure. thanks guys!!!!!