White smoke coming out of catalytic converter

The oil getting into the combustion chamber due to faulty piston rings are faulty valve guide seals will end up getting oil inside the catalytic converter. When a head gasket blows it will put coolant in your exhaust thus the white smoke. When repaired the coolant residue is still in the exhaust mostly in he radiator. You will get the smoke for awhile if they did the job correctly and then it will go away. You should change your thermostat and flush your radiator.

The temp gauge showed normal but there was a burning smell and white smoke coming from the catalytic converter. The mechanic suspected it was on fire. Now the white smoke you are experencing, is it reall smoke or just water vapor, the catalytic converter is by far one of the hottest places under your car, so anytyhing coming from it, first off is the sign of an exhaust leak, not a huge deal but you should get it fixe now if it really is a white smoke give the smoke a whiff, if it smells sweet, like anti-freeze, then its coolant being burned in the combustion chamber in one or more cylinders.

The catalytic converter uses a catalytic process to remove the harmful gases leaving carbon dioxide and water. But, there moments – especially with old cars – you will notice a thick white smoke coming out of your engine bay. After I park, I can smell something burning. Turns out, it was from under the car. It seems to be only happening under one of my exhaust pipe.

I believe it is one of my catalytic converter. The smoke should only be coming out in small amounts after you start your engine. 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. Cracked Cylinder Head.

Whenever your cylinder head is cracked or damage coolant will begin to leak out of it. There is white smoke coming out of my catalytic. What color is the smoke ? The color of the smoke will help determine what to look for when troubleshooting the problem. Now, when we say the color in some cases it will be the tint of the smoke from example blue smoke will be a light gray with a blue hue.

Black smoke is basically a very dark gray while white smoke or stream is plain white. So the smoke produced is white , if the oil is out to the intake then the oil will enter the combustion room and come burned during the power stroke that produces white smoke. White smoke is normally just steam from condensation.

It is also caused by burning anti-freeze, which indicates a blown head gasket. You have two problems: Smoke exiting the exhaust system where the catalytic converter connects to the exhaust header. It doesn’t matter what color the smoke is, that gap is dangerous to your health.

Yeah, the white smoke is water vapor mixed with the normal exhaust. It could be either, Moisture in the air or the fuel, especially on startup but it could occur anytime depending on the weather. Coolant leak into one or more cylinders. This is obviously a mechanical problem that needs to be fixed ASAP to prevent engine damage.

The result is a white or light bluish smoke that comes out from exhaust manifold. Ive never had a car before, always diesel trucks that I straight piped and tuned. I was surprised when I noticed all the other cars on the road on a cold day didnt have white smoke coming out , just mine.

In this video we show you why!