White Smoke On Startup
04-03-2005, 02:27 PM
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Hi guys,
About 1 month ago I have smelled fuel in oil, and assuming it was due to some clogged/dirty injector, I used a good fuel injector cleaner additive. Incredibly enough, after running for a long trip of 100 miles, followed by an oil change, the car starts up much better and the gas smell disappeared from the oil and never returned.
Now to the problem. Following the above, I topped up the fuel tank with new fuel, and from that week I am seeing white smoke everytime I start up from cold (actually it starts smoking about 20 seconds after startup and stops within 1minute or two). Ambient temperature is 18 degrees celcius. It is white water vapour with no antifreeze smell. Coolant level is not changing. So, where is all this water vapour coming from? Can it be from the fuel?
Thanks.
About 1 month ago I have smelled fuel in oil, and assuming it was due to some clogged/dirty injector, I used a good fuel injector cleaner additive. Incredibly enough, after running for a long trip of 100 miles, followed by an oil change, the car starts up much better and the gas smell disappeared from the oil and never returned.
Now to the problem. Following the above, I topped up the fuel tank with new fuel, and from that week I am seeing white smoke everytime I start up from cold (actually it starts smoking about 20 seconds after startup and stops within 1minute or two). Ambient temperature is 18 degrees celcius. It is white water vapour with no antifreeze smell. Coolant level is not changing. So, where is all this water vapour coming from? Can it be from the fuel?
Thanks.
04-04-2005, 12:33 AM
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No fluids are lost. Coolant stays to the top of the filler neck, no bubbling, and coolant in reservoir stays on the same mark (at least within the past week). Do you think it is a very minor o-ring leak?
[quote name='FikseRxSeven' date='Apr 3 2005, 12:55 PM']are you losing any fluids?
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[quote name='FikseRxSeven' date='Apr 3 2005, 12:55 PM']are you losing any fluids?
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04-04-2005, 04:03 PM
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sounds like condesation to me.... if you wanna be sure, find a shop that has a HC sniffer and check your radiator for hydro carbons. How many miles are on the engine?
04-04-2005, 05:07 PM
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[quote name='silver_rx7' date='Apr 4 2005, 12:33 AM']No fluids are lost. Coolant stays to the top of the filler neck, no bubbling, and coolant in reservoir stays on the same mark (at least within the past week). Do you think it is a very minor o-ring leak?
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well, if your resevoir is full of water, you wont notice the water level lowering from the filler neck until the resevoir/overflow tank is empty
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well, if your resevoir is full of water, you wont notice the water level lowering from the filler neck until the resevoir/overflow tank is empty
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