White smoke coming from under hood

Why is white smoke coming out of my cars tail pipes? What is the cause of white smoke from the engine? What does the white smoke from my exhaust mean? The oil filler cap in almost all the engines releases a faint whiff of smoke , which is a residue of the burnt fuel inside the engine. Older engines produce more hot spots, which make the car smoking under hood but not overheating.

Or maybe you completely forgot to add coolant at all, and the engine overheated. Not that anyone would ever do that. The most common cause of white smoke from under the hood of a vehicle is an overheated engine. In this case, the driver is actually seeing steam from the radiator instead of smoke.

However, if a burning smell accompanies the smoke , there is likely another type of fluid leak. Blue or black smoke with an acidic smell is an indication that the vehicle has experienced an electrical malfunction. Smoke coming from the exhaust may appear to be dispersing.

I have white smoke coming from under the hood on the passenger side and it also comes out by the driver side front tire. I cannot tell for sure where it is coming from. You said white smoke was coming out from the hood area behind the engine: You could have a leaked manifold gasket.

The cause could be a faulty water pump If the pump is not working well the coolant and or water is not being forced through the system well enough to keep the engine cooled thus creating overheat. I pulled over and turned the car off, and saw I had a crack in my upper radiator hose. Luckily I was able to make it home just fine. White smoke comin from hood passenger. Sometimes cars just smoke.

Normally though, smoke from under the hood is an indication that something isn’t working right. Kinds of smoke from your car. When you have smoke coming from under the hood it can be from a range of things, and the color of the smoke can help you figure out what it is.

When I drive the car for more than minutes I get white smoke coming from under the hood and a burning smell getting into my air conditioning system. When I open the hood , I see the white smoke coming from the area which I highlighted with red in the first picture. The second picture is a zoom-in of the first one.

Does not leak coolant that I can tell. Oil consumption is not excessive. Do not see oil dripping from engine over night. This is generally steam caused by condensation.

As the engine warms up and the condensation dissipates the white exhaust smoke (steam) is no longer. I checked all the fluids. Your problem is one of them.

I noticed light smoke coming from under hood please help! If the smoke is blue and comes from the exhaust, you have an internal oil leak.