unoo

so i was driving home from my girl friends house tonight and i was stopped at a red light with no one around.. so i floored it from the light all the way to redline and shifted to second and started to slow down when i got to 80km/h. i looked in my review mirror and saw a lot of white smoke.

now i warmed up my engine, it was at normal operating temp, under easy driving (slow acceleration/ cruising) there is no smoke, and my car says it is about 7 degrees outside so do you think it is just the hot exhaust meeting with the cold air outside or is it a problem in my engine?

thanks

Itchytoe

Steam from the exhaust won't form a cloud of white smoke in your rear view mirror. You won't even notice the steam in your rear view unless you're sitting at a light looking for it.

unoo

this morning i drove it again was i think it only smokes when vtec is kicked in. could the smoke be caused by to much oil in the car?

Itchytoe

Too much oil could certainly cause some of it to be burned off, especially in v-tec. Burning oil could cause such a cloud of smoke behind you. Did you overfill your oil? 5 quarts is ideal for the K24.

unoo

i didnt do my last oil change my dad did and he might of put a little to much in. i will check right now.

unoo

so i just checked and it looks fine. the oil is between the 2 dots on the dip stick but it is on the lower half if that matters at all.

Itchytoe

Nah, your oil level is fine. Your engine may just burn oil in v-tec. Ever notice it get low just before a change?

unoo

nope the last change i did all if not like 99% of the oil came out.

unoo

so i drove it around some more. i turned the stereo off and listened to vtec at 6k RPM and when it kicks in it sounds like hot water boiling and sizzling in a way. and it sounds like it is coming from the passenger side any ideas? i have no idea what would make that sound