I left my GSL-SE sitting for a few days because my radiator is going bad and it needs replacement. When I moved the car into the garage to get started on the repair, thick white smoke that would make James Bond proud poured out of my exhaust. After it warmed up, however, it went away. Is this normal after a few days sitting or should I be worried. Also, it didn't have any sweet smell to it.

 

Your car was attempting to camouflage itself, because it is embarrassed by the handle you have chosen & doesn't want to be seen with you.

 

+1

 

Could be a lot of things..


Also- these two have obviously never seen Chapelle show^^

But still, I'd change the name if you want to be taken seriously

 

I've seen it! So I thought his name was quite funny. But yeah probably isn't the best choice for a forum

 

Already banned? Not posting back. Oh, well.

I'm actually surprised he could register with that Forum Name!

 

I was looking for some actual help/info not for someone to make fun of my username

 

First impressions have an affect on how generous people may be, especially when one is seeking free advice.

 

I was mainly joking with you, not setting out to make you mad... but you must admit, "Chappelle" joke or no, your handle is pretty likely to offend a lot of people.

Including a lot of people who are just the folks you'd hope to have helping you.

Probably not the first impression you intended to make.

 

Bad coolant seal leaking into your combustion chamber while the cooling system was under pressure.

My guess.

 

My SE was doing the same thing until I did a recent engine swap. If the mileage is up there, it could be your oil control rings. Thicker engine oil will probably help a bit. Start looking for an engine NOW or plan for a rebuild. Many options and upgrade possibilities.

 

Main clue to "thick smoke at startup" is the odor of the smoke.

A severe flood condition will produce greyish/white smoke that smells like gasoline. After-shutdown floods are commonly caused by clogged charcoal canisters. (Minor flooding tends more toward black smoke)

A coolant leak inside the block will produce white steam/smoke that smells sweet like antifreeze. two most common causes are intake manifold o-rings (fairly easy fix) or interhousing water seals (rebuild time).

Oil leaking into the block will produce whitish-blue smoke that smells like burning oil. If it happens only at startup & clears away quickly, it's usually a sign that oil control rings or their o-ring seals are wearing out, which will slowly worsen until it's rebuild time. If it only happens once in a while, you may have an oil seal that is sticking in it's bore due to carbon or contaminant buildup, and doing a seafoam treatment in both fuel and crankcase might help.

 

Agree with Divin...

 

white smoke = steam = coolant leak = alumina seal

other coolant sealants = future blocked radiator

 

+2 divin diver,also you might want to think about changing your username before you start offending a lot of peoplethat is probably the reason why you had so many replies before somebody offered to help

 

Could alumia seal mess up the rotor housings by clogging them? Mainly for down the road when it does come rebuild time.

 

it didn't mess mine up, I don't think. Huge amounts of white smoke came out. Spark plugs were seriously rusted as a result. Little kids thought it was so cool, mountains of steam.

 

It took me hours of pressure washing to remove what some members on the forums thought was "alumaseal" from the rotor housing water jackets before...

Although it did run just fine and didnt smoke. It ultimately got pulled apart from sticking seals.