White smoke from exhaust after sitting idle a few minutes

This will cause white smoke , along with the idle issue. Then after about seconds to a minute , the white smoke should clear up. If this is the case then you have nothing to worry about.

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. A problem with antifreeze might also be causing white smoke to come from the exhaust. If it is brake fluid you will get white smoke moments after you but your foot on the brake peddle.

This is the cause of a bad seal in your master cylinder, and your engine is sucking the brake fluid via your brake booster into the intake. The rough idle is super noticeable. Hyundai Accent with 180K.

Runs and idles smoothly. When sitting for a few minutes at idle I get a waft of smoke when I accelerate. The car burns minimal ammount of oil and the smoke is not apparent while driving. White Smoke after idling 06.

At first it would only smoke a little occasionally while sitting at idle for 5-10min. 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. Anyways I noticed when I took it back into the garage and let it idle for a few minutes some white smoke keeps coming out. Am I running to lean or something at idled (assuming if black smoke is rich)?

I let it idled for like minutes and it was smoking the whole time. If you are in the unfortunate situation where white smoke continues to come out of your engine after you’ve let it warm up for more than a couple of minutes , then you could have some internal problems taking place. 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. It has already gone back to dealers for a new high pressure fuel value which we thought would fix smoke coming out of the exhaust.

But it still smokes (mostly white ), esp if car has been idle for a few. L with 120miles on it. I have never had one issue with it, not warning lights or anything.

Maintenance has been up to date. Start up smoke after sitting a while So I said only one way to find out and I fired it up. After that, the exhaust is fine.

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.

Smoke coming from a motorcycle exhaust indicates the engine is not running correctly. Typical problems include fuel not being completely burne too much oil or coolant evaporating. If ignore such problems can result in significant engine damage, and being able to identify the origin of the smoke , as quickly as. It idles goo but has a slight miss on light take off and revs good through the rev range.

More gap in more smoke. This creates a blue colored smoke which is passed down the exhaust system and then exits the car along with normal gases. A blue smoke condition is typically present when the engine is under load and at first start up after sitting for a few hours. If anyone has a Toyota and has problems with white smoke from exhaust after sitting for long periods, please report problems to the National Highway Safety Administration, so they can investigate this issue.

The only way to get a recall is if enough people report this problem.