White smoke
11-04-2007, 10:40 AM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 604
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
White smoke
Need a little help here.
Lately, I've started noticing white smoking from my exhaust at start-up. At first, I noticed smoking when I had my headerback exhaust, but I thought it was just smoke from having no cat. I would notice that sometimes at full stops, smoke would come out from the exhaust. I put the stock exhaust back on and everything seemed normal until recently where I noticed smoke at start-up. Also, my MPG's have gone down quite noticably. I don't think the smoke is due to cold weather but i'm not sure, since it really hasnt been cold enough in so cal.
I read somewhere that this could be valve seals? Would that explain the drop in MPG and smoke?
Is this an expensive fix?
TIA for any help.
Lately, I've started noticing white smoking from my exhaust at start-up. At first, I noticed smoking when I had my headerback exhaust, but I thought it was just smoke from having no cat. I would notice that sometimes at full stops, smoke would come out from the exhaust. I put the stock exhaust back on and everything seemed normal until recently where I noticed smoke at start-up. Also, my MPG's have gone down quite noticably. I don't think the smoke is due to cold weather but i'm not sure, since it really hasnt been cold enough in so cal.
I read somewhere that this could be valve seals? Would that explain the drop in MPG and smoke?
Is this an expensive fix?
TIA for any help.
11-04-2007, 02:06 PM
#5
Originally Posted by ChefJ,Nov 4 2007, 06:35 PM
white= coolant
blue= oil
black= fuel
check your oil cap for mayonaise
and your radiator for oil on the top of the coolant.
blue= oil
black= fuel
check your oil cap for mayonaise
and your radiator for oil on the top of the coolant.
11-04-2007, 02:15 PM
#7
Registered User
^ we know. Generally its a headgasket. It could be worse ie. head or block is cracked. We won't get into any of that discussion here.
The white smoke upon startup could just be condensation burning off from the vehicle sitting over night and it getting some water in the exhaust system, nothing to worry about there. Does the smoke have any color or smell??
The white smoke upon startup could just be condensation burning off from the vehicle sitting over night and it getting some water in the exhaust system, nothing to worry about there. Does the smoke have any color or smell??