Subaru blowing white smoke

This will cause white smoke , along with the idle issue. I let it cool down, added some more coolent and left it over night. I stopped at home and popped the hoo slightly opened the throttle and saw a lot of white smoke from the tailpipe. One of two conditions is responsible for white smoke blowing out of your exhaust.

First is normal condition (so you don’t have to panic ) and the second is a not so normal condition which should be fixed as soon as possible. Hi folks, becomming quite a regular on here with my various Forester problems. Noticed recently that the car is puffing out a LOT of white smoke. I know the code: Blue = engine oil Black = fuel White = coolant The smoke smells like coolant as well.

The car still seems to drive ok. Thick white smoke out of my. White smoke is most likely water burning , like STEAM. Check your coolant in the. Oil falling on hot, exposed parts definitely makes smoke (dunno about it being white though).

You might want to check your AP maps. Make sure your fuel is setup properly. L Powerstroke Blowing Heavy White Smoke at Idle. This car is a good illustration of one of the many ways that. It began noticeably consuming oil about 0miles ago and has been blowing clouds of blue smoke on cold starts for several months.

I replaced the PCV valve (no impact on the problem) and got a compression test done which read. I was afraid the neighbor might call the fire dept. I have never seen anything like it.

When warmed up and idling for awhile it settles down but hit the gas and it bellows. Pretty white in color. What would cause white smoke , with a burning smell, to come out from under the hoo and through the air vents? I had it serviced about days ago.

When I started it yesterday, white smoke came out from under the hoo and later through the air vents into the interior. Overheating and white smoke sounds like a head gasket problem as Kaervak mentioned. Certain year Subarus are notorious for that problem. Drive the car and it should go away but if it continues when the engine is fully warmed up there may be a leaking head gasket. The most noticeable symptom of internal coolant leakage is when the white smoke is billowing out of the exhaust pipe and leaves a sweet odor in the air.

In very cold temperatures, the heated exhaust can freeze into minute fuel droplets when exiting the exhaust and produce a more prolonged emission of white smoke for a very short period of driving time. My dealer (and Subaru technicians) have looked at my Ascent, but were unable to duplicate the event. What does WHITE smoke from my exhaust mean?

My guess is the coolant line to the turbocharger.