7TL

Its very faint. Not much of it, but its coming from the exhaust once its been running for a little while. The only reason it really concerns me is it has a weird sweet smell. I'm guessing similar to that which is usually associated with a failed head gasket. I don't see any issues in the coolant reservoir or any milkiness in the oil/dipstick.

Is there anything else this could be? I really am not looking forward to the idea of an expensive repair now as I was just looking at selling the car a few weeks ago and now I noticed this.

berk

hmmm seems like the same trouble i had, only when i started the engine a little bit of white smoke has come,(not sure sure how do you say it english)"rectification"my mechanic told me this engines only can be rectificated once,cause the head could only be at some millimiters or whatever (sorry for my english)head gasket, and some special....hmmm not sure how you said it( (pasta de grafito) spanish))

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Turbonut

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Coolant level dropping? If so, it's going somewhere.

Jackass

Sweet smelling white exhaust....you have coolant getting into the cylinder somewhere....

Keep a very close eye on your coolant levels. Also, you can pull your plugs to check their condition as well as see if a piston is all nice and shiny.

KaySosa

Can you expand on this please? I have the same issue without the sweet smell, coolant level hasnt moved so far in 3 days. Thanks

tpz76

Sweet smelling white exhaust is most likely a faulty head gasket, coolant is getting into the cylinders and burning, it doesn't take much to smoke either, you might not notice your coolant dropping for a while, but some of the coolant will leak past your rings and also contaminate your oil. Check your dipstick. If your oil has a caramelized looking color to it, you have a leaky head gasket. I would get it looked at ASAP.