Short period of white smoke on start-up...?
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Short period of white smoke on start-up...?
A co-worker of mine bought his daughter a '96 Maxima a few weeks ago. I think he said it has about 110,000 miles on it, but the car is very clean and seems to be in great mechanical condition. However...
He told me that a few days ago, after a cold start, some white smoke came out of the car's tail pipe for a few seconds before the exhaust gases cleared up. He had not noticed the smoke before then. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to prompt him to keep his eye on it for a few days.
After a few days of observation, he noted the white smoke is only generated on a cold start; The exhaust is completely clear after a warm restart and during general daily driving.
Is this short puff of white smoke common to a cold-start, or is it symptomatic of an underlying [worrisome] mechanical condition? Please kindly share your thoughts. Thanks.
He told me that a few days ago, after a cold start, some white smoke came out of the car's tail pipe for a few seconds before the exhaust gases cleared up. He had not noticed the smoke before then. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to prompt him to keep his eye on it for a few days.
After a few days of observation, he noted the white smoke is only generated on a cold start; The exhaust is completely clear after a warm restart and during general daily driving.
Is this short puff of white smoke common to a cold-start, or is it symptomatic of an underlying [worrisome] mechanical condition? Please kindly share your thoughts. Thanks.
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Re: Short period of white smoke on start-up...?
Originally posted by bullseye
A co-worker of mine bought his daughter a '96 Maxima a few weeks ago. I think he said it has about 110,000 miles on it, but the car is very clean and seems to be in great mechanical condition. However...
He told me that a few days ago, after a cold start, some white smoke came out of the car's tail pipe for a few seconds before the exhaust gases cleared up. He had not noticed the smoke before then. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to prompt him to keep his eye on it for a few days.
After a few days of observation, he noted the white smoke is only generated on a cold start; The exhaust is completely clear after a warm restart and during general daily driving.
Is this short puff of white smoke common to a cold-start, or is it symptomatic of an underlying [worrisome] mechanical condition? Please kindly share your thoughts. Thanks.
A co-worker of mine bought his daughter a '96 Maxima a few weeks ago. I think he said it has about 110,000 miles on it, but the car is very clean and seems to be in great mechanical condition. However...
He told me that a few days ago, after a cold start, some white smoke came out of the car's tail pipe for a few seconds before the exhaust gases cleared up. He had not noticed the smoke before then. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to prompt him to keep his eye on it for a few days.
After a few days of observation, he noted the white smoke is only generated on a cold start; The exhaust is completely clear after a warm restart and during general daily driving.
Is this short puff of white smoke common to a cold-start, or is it symptomatic of an underlying [worrisome] mechanical condition? Please kindly share your thoughts. Thanks.
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Re: Short period of white smoke on start-up...?
Originally posted by bullseye
A co-worker of mine bought his daughter a '96 Maxima a few weeks ago. I think he said it has about 110,000 miles on it, but the car is very clean and seems to be in great mechanical condition. However...
He told me that a few days ago, after a cold start, some white smoke came out of the car's tail pipe for a few seconds before the exhaust gases cleared up. He had not noticed the smoke before then. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to prompt him to keep his eye on it for a few days.
After a few days of observation, he noted the white smoke is only generated on a cold start; The exhaust is completely clear after a warm restart and during general daily driving.
Is this short puff of white smoke common to a cold-start, or is it symptomatic of an underlying [worrisome] mechanical condition? Please kindly share your thoughts. Thanks.
A co-worker of mine bought his daughter a '96 Maxima a few weeks ago. I think he said it has about 110,000 miles on it, but the car is very clean and seems to be in great mechanical condition. However...
He told me that a few days ago, after a cold start, some white smoke came out of the car's tail pipe for a few seconds before the exhaust gases cleared up. He had not noticed the smoke before then. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to prompt him to keep his eye on it for a few days.
After a few days of observation, he noted the white smoke is only generated on a cold start; The exhaust is completely clear after a warm restart and during general daily driving.
Is this short puff of white smoke common to a cold-start, or is it symptomatic of an underlying [worrisome] mechanical condition? Please kindly share your thoughts. Thanks.
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