A lot of white smoke from exhaust
A lot of white smoke from exhaust
Well I have a 04 Acura tl and recently a lot of white smoke has been coming out of my Acura tl when I rev is there any solutions to fix it. And here is the video this is my var.
are you loosing coolant? check engine light on? does the exhaust smell sweet? car running hot? look in your coolant tank and do you see any oil in it? these are the questions that need to be asked to point you in the right direction, also how many miles on the car?
The car drives perfect car has 96000miles. There is no check engine and it was recently foggy but when I was with my friends g35 and he was wearing it was.just smoke not white could it be. That I need to change my oil?
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bachi, it sounds like you possibly might have blown the head gasket(s). If its not over heating thats a good thing bc you arnt running as much risk of damaging the motor. take it to a shop asap and they will be able to diagnose this for sure, if this is the case you will need to take the heads off and replace the head gasket(s). its a little more in-depth process then just slapping new gaskets on but thats the gist of it.
no. headgasket is between combustion chamber and water jackets. you would be leaking water into engine and also oil into cooling system. sometimes you can get exhaust out your radiator if its really bad. If that video is not of a cold start in cold weather then the white vapor would typically be steam from the radiator water that has made its way into the combustion
Last edited by pohljm; Feb 3, 2013 at 03:45 PM.
You mentioned that you had to add coolant. The coolant that you were missing had to go somewhere... Unfortunately, this is as good as you'll get for "diagnose my car for free over the internet." If we can't see it, we can't be 100% sure.
As I always say - DON'T take it to an Acura dealer. Take it to an independent place and pay 30% as much.
As I always say - DON'T take it to an Acura dealer. Take it to an independent place and pay 30% as much.
Why does it seem like the OP is trying to avoid taking it into the shop to get diagnosed. Just reading down this thread he is trying to find another reason on why his car is doing that.
OP Take it to an indie shop and they will let you know cost and what the problem is. Members here can only go so far in helping you.
OP Take it to an indie shop and they will let you know cost and what the problem is. Members here can only go so far in helping you.
I'm not on a computer so I'll elaborate later. Water is a natural byproduct of combustion and from the cats. There will always be some water vapor and if the atmospheric conditions are right it will always be visible. With that said I can't see the video.
Head gaskets can blow any number of ways. I've had them where a big blue flame would pop out the side of the engine when it was revved. They don't always blow into a coolant jacket so water loss is not always a symptom. Compression loss will be and in this case if the car is regularly losing coolant I would do a compression test, paying close attention to the plugs. Make sure it's not a slow leak from the small overflow hose first; look for buildup around both ends.
Head gaskets can blow any number of ways. I've had them where a big blue flame would pop out the side of the engine when it was revved. They don't always blow into a coolant jacket so water loss is not always a symptom. Compression loss will be and in this case if the car is regularly losing coolant I would do a compression test, paying close attention to the plugs. Make sure it's not a slow leak from the small overflow hose first; look for buildup around both ends.
Saw the video, that would be a lot for a dry summer day but not so much on a cold winter day especially if it was just started.
It can be anything from the mentioned headgasket to normal condensation to running rich for any number of reasons. A compression check will put it to rest.
It can be anything from the mentioned headgasket to normal condensation to running rich for any number of reasons. A compression check will put it to rest.
Another good diagnostic is to check for water drops in your oil (on dipstick). Did this get diagnosed by a shop and resolved?
I wouldn't have been laughing if I had seen this coming from my exhaust! Good luck
I wouldn't have been laughing if I had seen this coming from my exhaust! Good luck
I've seen worse from a normal car. Not many people bang the rev limiter on what I'm assuming is a cold engine.
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