I left a friend in my car with it runing while I ran in to an office today. When I came out there was a steady stream of white smoke coming out the exhaust.
It continued as we drove out of the parking lot and for a little while as we drove.
It eventually stopped and didn't return the next time I let it idle but that wasn't for as long as the initial time.
Any idea what it was?
Thanks in advance.
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White Smoke During Extended Idle
Started by Makarios, Mar 17 2006 04:43 AM
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 04:43 AM
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 04:47 AM
yeah my 95 does the same dam thing, must be a TN thing?
oh yeah you in knoxville?
oh yeah you in knoxville?
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 04:47 AM
QUOTE(Trunks850 @ Mar 16 2006, 10:47 PM) 
yeah my 95 does the same dam thing, must be a TN thing?
oh yeah you in knoxville?
oh yeah you in knoxville?
I was (Lenoir City.)
Just moved actually - closer to Nashville. Around Cookeville.
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 04:53 AM
check coolant level
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 04:53 AM
ahh i use ot work in at the lenior city midas. im from oak ridge. im sure you know my boy
mace, use to run team KLR, until my boys got him into some stuff he shouldnt have got into to
yeah ive got a 95 850 T5 and a 97 850R, my T5 has the problem your talkin about and im
afraid its the rings, but ive still got a few more things i have to rule out till i say
that for sure
mace, use to run team KLR, until my boys got him into some stuff he shouldnt have got into to
yeah ive got a 95 850 T5 and a 97 850R, my T5 has the problem your talkin about and im
afraid its the rings, but ive still got a few more things i have to rule out till i say
that for sure
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 05:02 AM
QUOTE(Trunks850 @ Mar 16 2006, 10:53 PM)
ahh i use ot work in at the lenior city midas. im from oak ridge. im sure you know my boy
mace, use to run team KLR, until my boys got him into some stuff he shouldnt have got into to
yeah ive got a 95 850 T5 and a 97 850R, my T5 has the problem your talkin about and im
afraid its the rings, but ive still got a few more things i have to rule out till i say
that for sure
mace, use to run team KLR, until my boys got him into some stuff he shouldnt have got into to
yeah ive got a 95 850 T5 and a 97 850R, my T5 has the problem your talkin about and im
afraid its the rings, but ive still got a few more things i have to rule out till i say
that for sure
Oh yeah? You might have seen this Vovlo (my wife's) in there. She got the oil changed there when I didn't have time.
Actually, I don't know your boy. I didn't get into the car scene very much. I only lived there for a few years too.
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 12:25 PM
Sounds like you have a head gasket breach. Is the car overheating? Check the coolant level and see how much it is down.
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 12:33 PM
A certain amount of white smoke is normal, especially in cold weather. A by product of burnign gasoline is water vapor, which condenses in the exhaust system especially when it's cold. As the car warms up and the exhaust system heats up it burns away the water which has condensed in the exhaust system, hence the white smoke. If you have antifreeze leaking into a cylinder you will have large amounts of white smoke (enough to surround the whole car and half the parking lot).
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 01:49 PM
Valve seals are what I have seen the most of and an occasional turbocharger.
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