White Smoke

Drag0na5h · 04-24-2006, 06:20 AM

I usually drive my car daily so I rarely have this problem, but today I started it up after not driving it for about two days and it had a very hard time starting. But as soon as it did fire up nice, I looked out my passenger side window and saw a BIG cloud of white smoke fly by (a bit windy today). I find this problem occuring at random times, but usually the smoke isn't that bad and it's always white smoke. After I noticed this problem occuring I also noticed the difficulty in starting the car itself. Another thing that may help explain is that after the car is started and I add a little gas, it wants to choke and die. Most of the time I save it by reving the engine up a little higher than idle, but it wants to die sometimes even after that. Timing perhaps?

mrnickleye · 04-25-2006, 06:36 AM

You need to find out if ita coolant thats making the smoke. Coolant coating the 02 sensor will have a negative effect on fuel mixture. Too much coolant in a cylinder can cause hydo-lock, or not allow the fuel mix to fire.

There may other, unrelated problems causing the idle problem.

04-24-2006, 06:20 AM	#1
Drag0na5h 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 67	White Smoke I usually drive my car daily so I rarely have this problem, but today I started it up after not driving it for about two days and it had a very hard time starting. But as soon as it did fire up nice, I looked out my passenger side window and saw a BIG cloud of white smoke fly by (a bit windy today). I find this problem occuring at random times, but usually the smoke isn't that bad and it's always white smoke. After I noticed this problem occuring I also noticed the difficulty in starting the car itself. Another thing that may help explain is that after the car is started and I add a little gas, it wants to choke and die. Most of the time I save it by reving the engine up a little higher than idle, but it wants to die sometimes even after that. Timing perhaps?

04-25-2006, 06:36 AM	#2
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	You need to find out if ita coolant thats making the smoke. Coolant coating the 02 sensor will have a negative effect on fuel mixture. Too much coolant in a cylinder can cause hydo-lock, or not allow the fuel mix to fire. There may other, unrelated problems causing the idle problem. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

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