Cold start up - smoking white?
11-02-02, 10:10 AM
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Cold start up - smoking white?
It's been going on for a few days - on cold starts while warming up, it'll smoke white and smell pretty bad... probably burning oil, I'm not sure.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
11-02-02, 10:43 AM
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What does it smell like? Sweet?
White, sweet smelling steam = coolant
Blue smoke = oil
Black smoke = fuel
It is perfectly normal for a cold engine to steam at startup and during warmup. Excessive steam or smoke indicates a problem.
White, sweet smelling steam = coolant
Blue smoke = oil
Black smoke = fuel
It is perfectly normal for a cold engine to steam at startup and during warmup. Excessive steam or smoke indicates a problem.
11-02-02, 11:39 PM
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Is it that bad though.. when the water/coolant is burning on start up?
It wasn't cold today besides the early morning and she wasn't started then. When it got cooler outside, she smoked a little though. It stopped after a while of driving her.
It smelled sweet yes, so I guess it was coolant.
It wasn't cold today besides the early morning and she wasn't started then. When it got cooler outside, she smoked a little though. It stopped after a while of driving her.
It smelled sweet yes, so I guess it was coolant.
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