Smoke coming out of exhaust? (long)
04-03-11, 04:47 PM
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Smoke coming out of exhaust? *Update* Headgaskets starting to go
Feb 19th (shortly after I purchased the gs400) I had a local shop change my oil.
That night, after start up, I had a bunch of smoke come out of the exhaust very briefly.
2 weeks later I had the transmission fluid flushed/changed as well as the coolant flushed.
Fast forward to yesterday (4/2), I started it up and out of nowhere it starts to just dump white smoke out of the exhaust, like a lot of smoke. I ran it pretty hard the night before (floored it once from about 15 up to 90). I take it for a spin around the block and more and more smoke comes out every time I hit the pedal. To be honest, not sure if the smoke is white or white with a blue tint.
Took it to a shop yesterday and they blamed the smoke on my oil being overfilled. So I had the oil changed.
It's still smoking a small bit out of the exhaust after I run it hard/rev the engine in my garage.
Could it be the head-gasket or the seals? - car has only 66k miles on it.
It has never overheated and doesn't go above the mid way mark on the temp gauge, which makes me think it's not the head gasket.
On the other hand, the smoke did seem white though....and sometimes I can hear a "gurgling" sound when I accelerate from stop (air in the coolant lines maybe?) ....although the smoke does smell like burnt oil.
If it really was due to overfill, why is this happening almost 2 months later?
That night, after start up, I had a bunch of smoke come out of the exhaust very briefly.
2 weeks later I had the transmission fluid flushed/changed as well as the coolant flushed.
Fast forward to yesterday (4/2), I started it up and out of nowhere it starts to just dump white smoke out of the exhaust, like a lot of smoke. I ran it pretty hard the night before (floored it once from about 15 up to 90). I take it for a spin around the block and more and more smoke comes out every time I hit the pedal. To be honest, not sure if the smoke is white or white with a blue tint.
Took it to a shop yesterday and they blamed the smoke on my oil being overfilled. So I had the oil changed.
It's still smoking a small bit out of the exhaust after I run it hard/rev the engine in my garage.
Could it be the head-gasket or the seals? - car has only 66k miles on it.
It has never overheated and doesn't go above the mid way mark on the temp gauge, which makes me think it's not the head gasket.
On the other hand, the smoke did seem white though....and sometimes I can hear a "gurgling" sound when I accelerate from stop (air in the coolant lines maybe?) ....although the smoke does smell like burnt oil.
If it really was due to overfill, why is this happening almost 2 months later?
Last edited by Hypebeast; 04-05-11 at 02:24 PM.
04-03-11, 06:32 PM
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Feb 19th (shortly after I purchased the gs400) I had a local shop change my oil.
That night, after start up, I had a bunch of smoke come out of the exhaust very briefly.
2 weeks later I had the transmission fluid flushed/changed as well as the coolant flushed.
Fast forward to yesterday (4/2), I started it up and out of nowhere it starts to just dump white smoke out of the exhaust, like a lot of smoke. I ran it pretty hard the night before (floored it once from about 15 up to 90). I take it for a spin around the block and more and more smoke comes out every time I hit the pedal. To be honest, not sure if the smoke is white or white with a blue tint.
Took it to a shop yesterday and they blamed the smoke on my oil being overfilled. So I had the oil changed.
It's still smoking a small bit out of the exhaust after I run it hard/rev the engine in my garage.
Could it be the head-gasket or the seals? - car has only 66k miles on it.
It has never overheated and doesn't go above the mid way mark on the temp gauge, which makes me think it's not the head gasket.
On the other hand, the smoke did seem white though....and sometimes I can hear a "gurgling" sound when I accelerate from stop (air in the coolant lines maybe?) ....although the smoke does smell like burnt oil.
If it really was due to overfill, why is this happening almost 2 months later?
That night, after start up, I had a bunch of smoke come out of the exhaust very briefly.
2 weeks later I had the transmission fluid flushed/changed as well as the coolant flushed.
Fast forward to yesterday (4/2), I started it up and out of nowhere it starts to just dump white smoke out of the exhaust, like a lot of smoke. I ran it pretty hard the night before (floored it once from about 15 up to 90). I take it for a spin around the block and more and more smoke comes out every time I hit the pedal. To be honest, not sure if the smoke is white or white with a blue tint.
Took it to a shop yesterday and they blamed the smoke on my oil being overfilled. So I had the oil changed.
It's still smoking a small bit out of the exhaust after I run it hard/rev the engine in my garage.
Could it be the head-gasket or the seals? - car has only 66k miles on it.
It has never overheated and doesn't go above the mid way mark on the temp gauge, which makes me think it's not the head gasket.
On the other hand, the smoke did seem white though....and sometimes I can hear a "gurgling" sound when I accelerate from stop (air in the coolant lines maybe?) ....although the smoke does smell like burnt oil.
If it really was due to overfill, why is this happening almost 2 months later?
Hope this helps.
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04-05-11, 02:51 PM
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Damn that sucks man.. considering you just brought it. HG jobs are usually 1k. You have to pull the engine apart, while hes at it. have him do your timing belt and water pump, if you havnt done it.
04-06-11, 08:33 AM
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My mechanic quoted me $2k in labor, said it would be a 19 hour job. Ouch. He also said it would be cheaper to just install a new engine at this point. Granted i'd have to purchase a new engine also.
Looks like I bought a lemon. Not sure what my next steps are going to be, I have some decisions to make.
Looks like I bought a lemon. Not sure what my next steps are going to be, I have some decisions to make.
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04-06-11, 05:20 PM
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damn man, even if you got a different engine, what are the odds that its going to have the same or less mileage?
get a second opinion at least on the price. and plus with a different engine, you don't know what you would be getting your self into.
Im sorry to hear that though.
get a second opinion at least on the price. and plus with a different engine, you don't know what you would be getting your self into.
Im sorry to hear that though.
04-06-11, 10:11 PM
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19 hours sounds like book time.
Find a mechanic that has done the repair before, you should be paying closer to 10 hours plus whatever the machine shop charges.
Find a mechanic that has done the repair before, you should be paying closer to 10 hours plus whatever the machine shop charges.
04-06-11, 11:51 PM
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If it's a blown HG, i'm pretty sure you would know + you will lose coolant everyweek. If your car is burning oil and is emitting blue smoke from the tailpipe then you got some woren out rings and such. Do a compression test and see what the readings are to confirm. Or maybe there's oil in your spark plugs? Can't tell on the forum.
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