Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Chevy 350 white smoke at startup

Is this caused by a rich carb or oil getting into the cylinders? It doesnt smoke once the car is moving or pulling away from a stop. I have a chevy 3that started smoking ( white smoke ) and I thought it was possibly a head gasket so I had the heads surfaced and replaced the head gasket etc. I got it back together it still smoked.


Now I have white smoke coming from exhaust more frequently and sometimes I notice it even when truck is running, not just on startup. The color of the smoke will indicate the problem. White thick smoke indicates burning oil, while grey smoke indicates an exhaust issue. There was a lot of oil residue and carbon buildup on most of them.


SymptoThick billowing white smoke from exhaust when I first start it cold after sitting a while. Smoke clears up while driving and does not reappear while stopped and idling (like stopped at a light). If I park for a few minutes then, come back and start it white smoke reappears until i start driving. All he did was start it up and move it in and out. L with 120miles on it.


I have never had one issue with it, not warning lights or anything. Maintenance has been up to date. After that, the exhaust is fine. If you liked the video please Hit LIKE, Share and SUBSCRIBE TO ME for Ink intro credit to Brainflakes.


Its a Chevy 3smokes on start up and sometimes while running? Chevy diesel smokes white smoke when you first start it up, it could just need warming up. It could also indicate an.


ALOT of white smoke came out the tailpipe. Important Smoke on start up. Pulled in the driveway shut it off and did things at home. About hours later I went to start it up and it cranked over but no fire. Subject pretty much says it all.


These past couple weeks i have noticed white smoke coming out of the exhaust at start up (not every time, maybe times in the last month) and also tonight i was driving home and floored it on the highway and the same smoke bellowed out of the exhaust. Some white exhaust smoke is normal, especially when you first start the car. Condensation can turn to vapor, providing what looks like white exhaust. But excessive white smoke likely means coolant is leaking into the engine combustion chambers.


Ive noticed that if the vehicle sits overnight, or for a few hours, I get a cloud of bluish white smoke out of the exhaust for about seconds, then it goes away. This is because the two stroke engine have back up oil which normally enters the fuel chamber to lubricate the piston. If the smoke is minimal and. The cooling system for the Chevrolet 3engine consists of a water pump, a radiator and a thermostat.


It is of vital importance that the cooling system work properly, as a cooling problem can lead not only to an engine which overheats, but also to more serious problems such as a damaged head gasket or a cracked. It had a sensor code a while back, and was idling rough found out it was some how low on oil, but has been running fine ever since.

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