Car throwing white smoke

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. One cause of white smoke from the exhaust might be the engine leaking coolant. If the engine leaks coolant, it will be burned by the heat of the engine and then come out as smoke from the exhaust.

One reason for white smoke is very common and completely harmless. White Smoke Every vehicle is likely to show a small amount of white smoke when first starte especially on cold mornings. As long as the smoke disappears as the engine warms up, there is no need to worry. The white smoke is the result of normal condensation which builds up inside the exhaust system.

White smoke can be a big problem or not, depending on the thickness. This is generally steam caused by condensation. As the engine warms up and the condensation dissipates the white exhaust smoke (steam) is no longer seen. Most likely from the automatic choke. Since it goes away it may not be a big issue.

Cars on a cold morning in the winter are going to generate a white vapor. This ordinarily goes away once the car engine is warm. If the white smoke still keeps coming out after the engine is nice and warm something may be wrong. In very cold weather when a diesel car has not warmed up, some white smoke is normal. But if this condition continues to persist and there’s a loss in power, it indicates that the car is losing compression and hence belching white smoke.

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. Pay attention to what it needs to ensure more miles for your vehicle.

If you observe black smoke coming out of exhaust pipe, here are ways you can do to fix this problems. Q: My car is smoking out the back and shaking. Depending on what kind of smoke will determine what the shaking could be. There are basic types of smoke. Black smoke is raw fuel.

Raw or unburnt fuel can foul spark plugs causing. A thick white smoke that lingers indicates that the vehicle is burning coolant - which in most cases, means that you have one of a blown head gasket, a damaged cylinder hea or a cracked engine block. This will usually dissipate once the car has warmed up.

This can be from a blown head gasket or from a crack in the cylinder head or the block. In either case, this involves some major work on the engine. Radiator has a leak and the upper hose is clogge car does not overheat. If you have a blown head gasket, for example, one of the cylinders could be filling up with anti-freeze after long drives. This would create plumes of white smoke the next time you start the car.

TOGet a mechanic to correctly diagnose this for you. When the engine got hot the head gasket blow out. Bottom line, white smoke is the coolent mixing with the fuel. The car started to throw white smoke through the exhaust. I took my car for a change of oil.

After driving it for 1miles the car started to throw white smoke through the exhaust. It is running idling very rough and is throwing white smoke outta the passenger exhaust pipe only! I purchased this car turned off previous owner didnt know what was wrong! If your engine puffs out an occasional stream of white smoke , it could be steam coming from your coolant overflow tank.

Leaking and burning transmission fluid and power steering fluid will also create a cloud of smoke similar to an engine oil leak, but with a slightly more chemical aroma.