every time i accelerate my 87 turbo II. i see a white smoke coming out from the drivers side muffler. the pass side muffler is always free of smoke. the car is stock with no real mods at all...i guy told me that problably the problem is with the oxigen sensor.... \ so i dont know how the white smoke is coming out only by the left muffler...



thanks for any help.....

 

[quote name='joe71' date='Jun 1 2005, 10:14 PM']every time i accelerate my 87 turbo II. i see a white smoke coming out from the drivers side muffler. the pass side muffler is always free of smoke. the car is stock with no real mods at all...i guy told me that problably the problem is with the oxigen sensor.... \ so i dont know how the white smoke is coming out only by the left muffler...



thanks for any help.....


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White smoke means it's burning antifreeze.

 

i thought bad turbos could mean white smoke too.

 

Still doesnt explain why smoke is only comming out of one pipe, we have Ypipes, unless one of the mufflers is clogged. 02 sensor would have nothing to do twith that, its only real concern is gas milage and emissions.

 

the smell of the smoke makes it obvious whats burning

 

It could be just cold exhaust steam condensation, which smells like exhaust steam.



It could be a coolant seal leak, which has that sweet coolant smell.



It could be oil burning, which has that stinky scorched oil smell.

 

with the engine at idle if i place my hand on the pass side tip i could feel the air is blowing better than the side that is blowing white smoke.... i havent drive the car for a month because is getting a full red paint, so i dont know if the smell is oil or coolant.....if the problem is a coolant seal leak. does is easy to repair?? or if the smell is from oil burning, sounds like internal engine repair??? i hope is only a cloged exhaust or something easy to fix, i paid more than 2,500 for the paint job and is gonna be ready by next week. i wouldnt like to spend more money.....



thanks guys for you help....

 

[quote name='joe71' date='Jun 3 2005, 02:12 AM']with the engine at idle if i place my hand on the pass side tip i could feel the air is blowing better than the side that is blowing white smoke.... i havent drive the car for a month because is getting a full red paint, so i dont know if the smell is oil or coolant.....if the problem is a coolant seal leak. does is easy to repair?? or if the smell is from oil burning, sounds like internal engine repair??? i hope is only a cloged exhaust or something easy to fix, i paid more than 2,500 for the paint job and is gonna be ready by next week. i wouldnt like to spend more money.....



thanks guys for you help....


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Haha dude, if its coolant burning, there is no repair besides a new engine or rebuild.

 

WOW.... you scared the s.. out of me. i hope is not a coolant seal leak...does the peformance of the car is gonna be affected by that leak???...the question is because the car is running perfect , and there is no abnormal sound in the engine when i pop up the hood...

 

Do you seem to be loosing coolant, if the coolant buzzer isnt going off then ur prob not loosing it, so prob nothing to worry about.