When i rev my engine past 4.5k or maybe 5k it all the sudden becomes a smoke screeen what is up with that? Any other time it doesnt smoke or maybe a little but you couldnt tell but after 5k its like cheech and chong... My engine was fine a week ago and now all the sudden it is smoking? 88 motor 109k on it -Gabe Medo

 

hmm what color is the smoke?

 

What color is the smoke??


*edit* Hehe...he beat me to it ........

 

My 86 NA does the same thing.

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mine used to smoke black, but now it smokes white. It only does it if I run it really hard though.
I hope that when I get my new exhaust it'll stop.

 

Its white as a sheet

 

white=coolant Thats bad, very bad. Is it also doing it when you first start it for the day??? Your coolant seals may be on the way out.

 

What color would it be if it was oil related

 

blueish

 

If it was oil related te color would be a blue-ish.

 

mine did that and they told me that it is the oil seals and mine was kind of white smoke and blue and it did that over 5k rpm

 

Is your motor still going?

 

ok what if its black???? my old one did this and it wasn't burning alot of oil (never had to add any before i hit 3000 miles) anyone know
oh it was a 87 n/a 140000

 

omfg, he just took a motor out of the car that had a blown coolant seal in it and bought this one hoping it would be good and now this. Good Luck man, hope its not blown.

 

If it is black it is fuel-related, the car is running way rich, or not combusting properly.

 

if it's smoking white, would coolant be missing frequently?

 

See now, the engine in the 87 I bought smokes like a freight train. It isn't really bad unless you rev it. Then there is enough black smoke to get my car confused with a forest fire.

I figure on getting it Referbished.

Good luck with the rides guys.

Halo

 

mine lasted a couple months once it started smoking. They had to stop the auto X a couple times to let the track clear. Hehehe. I am still waiting to do a rebuild. If you take it easy it may last longer.

 

Mine does the same thing, I get white/grey smoke. I know Im low on coolant, but i also get a poppong noise. I think my cats are clogged. Gives my interior an exaust smell(and my fu*&in clothes too)