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Old 01-02-2002, 01:25 PM
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White smoke out my exhaust

This morning i noticed white, cloudy smoke from the car. I drove it to work, and later when i was leaving, it didnt smoke anymore. Is this normal cold start or does something need to be fixed or changed?
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Old 01-02-2002, 01:28 PM
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Re: White smoke out my exhaust

Originally posted by Craig K. Balgobin
This morning i noticed white, cloudy smoke from the car. I drove it to work, and later when i was leaving, it didnt smoke anymore. Is this normal cold start or does something need to be fixed or changed?
its normal when the car is cold.. if you are noticing after the car is warm.. it means the car is running lean.. at this point i would check the ECU to see if its spitting any codes
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If this happens when you take off first thing in the morning and then disappears later its the condensation within the engine that is coming out of the exhaust. Do you park underground at work or out in the open? If underground it won't show up. If you park outside in the open its normal at this time of the year.
 
Old 01-02-2002, 01:47 PM
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The white smoke is normal during start up. As long as teh smoke is white, that is fine.

If teh smoke is blue, then you are running really rich and need to have the car leaned out.

I have no precats & no cat so i get a lot of smoke constantly.

I think the white smoke just means condensation is burning off. Some people dont drive long enough and their exhaust begins to rot inside out.
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