White smoke coming out of engine

What can cause white smoke in a warm engine? Why would a car blow white smoke? 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. During cooler days it is normal to see some white smoke coming from the engine. If the smoke is coming from under your hoo that probably means you ignored white smoke coming out of the tailpipe , and now your engine is overheating.

Or maybe you completely forgot to add coolant at all, and the engine overheated. Not that anyone would ever do that. 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. If you see white smoke coming out of the car exhaust pipe in thin wisps, but only when you start the engine and not while driving, there should be no need to worry.

In many cases, white smoke emanating from the tailpipe (often at idle once the engine reached operating temperature) typically means a worn out injector. Now this isn’t always the case, but after some trouble shooting we’re usually the go-to shop when diesel drivers need refurbishe rebuilt, or new injectors. You are making a serious mistake by waiting.

Heavy volume of white smoke means the engine is dangerously overheating. Regrettably, you may be faced with having to purchase a new engine. One of the main causes of white exhaust smoke and coolant loss is a cracked or warped cylinder hea a cracked engine block, or head gasket failure caused by overheating. A cracked head may allow coolant to leak into one or more cylinders or into the combustion chamber of the engine.

If white smoke continues to come out of your exhaust while the car is running, there are other issues at fault. 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. If there is just a leak in the gasket, the problem should be relatively easy and inexpensive to fix, but if the problem is a cracked head gasket, chances are the repair will be a lot more complicated and expensive. A process of elimination is required to find out the source and severity of white smoke emissions.

White Smoke at Start-up and Short Term Driving Condensation that accumulates inside the exhaust pipes, converter and mufflers can produce a puff of white smoke upon diesel engine start-up. White smoke from the exhaust of any internal combustion engine is cause for concern. In an outboar though, it may mean something other than a tow to shore and an expensive repair. White smoke in a diesel is caused by one of two things: engine burning coolant, or poor burning of fuel. An engine burning coolant can be easily determined.

First question, do you have to regularly add coolant? The white smoke is the engine burning off all the excess oil. The fix - drain the excessive oil, and idle the engine until the smoke clears. Depending on your mower type, draining the oil can be a pain in the ass.

I got this Briggs and Stratton oil extractor, on Amazon, makes life soooo easy. This may take minutes or so. In this case the coolant would end up being heated in the combustion chambers and blown. There was white smoke and a bad smell coming from my engine. If it's coming from the tailpipe, take it to the mechanic and bend over.

If the white smoke is coming from the engine compartment, then you are leaking coolant from radiator, hose or gasket.