White Smoke
10-04-2006, 04:49 PM
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Car Info: 03 WRX
White Smoke
For the last couple of months my car has been throwing white smoke from the exhaust. I'm trying to see if anyone can help me find the source of the problem.
The car warms up fine with no smoke at all. Once I get going it blows a bunch of white smoke for a couple of seconds then goes away. I only does it when the car has been sitting for a while (engine off). I checked the water reservoir and there are no signs of consumption or oil.
My current engine mods are cat back, up pipe, down pipe (just installed, it did it before too), and Accessport.
Any ideas what it might be?
The car warms up fine with no smoke at all. Once I get going it blows a bunch of white smoke for a couple of seconds then goes away. I only does it when the car has been sitting for a while (engine off). I checked the water reservoir and there are no signs of consumption or oil.
My current engine mods are cat back, up pipe, down pipe (just installed, it did it before too), and Accessport.
Any ideas what it might be?
Last edited by WRX-CBR; 10-04-2006 at 04:52 PM.
10-07-2006, 10:40 AM
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If it is white and has a sweet smell it is coolant.
oil will have a burning smell to it.
Like the other guy said . head gasket.
hold a rag behind the exhaust so the exhaust will blow on it.
check the rag for coolant/water or oil.
the janitor
oil will have a burning smell to it.
Like the other guy said . head gasket.
hold a rag behind the exhaust so the exhaust will blow on it.
check the rag for coolant/water or oil.
the janitor
10-08-2006, 12:29 PM
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Car Info: Subaru Impreza WRX 2002
Yes, bad head gasket. Our 97 Legacy wagon had smoke just like that; two weeks later the head and cam gaskets failed and I came home to a big puddle of oil under the car. $2100 fix 
