smoke screen... of death
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smoke screen... of death
Before whenever I went over 3500 rpms or so ALOT of white smoke would come out of the exhaust, and gas mileage sucked bad when I took it up there. Now it wont even go past 3800 and smokes. Still terrible mileage. Here is a pic of what the smoke does to the exhaust...
http://photobucket.com/albums/a77/sp...t=100_0216.jpg
Could my ecu be messed up? I am getting the plug and play megasquirt ASAP but I would like a second opinion on what could cause this smoke.
Thanks
http://photobucket.com/albums/a77/sp...t=100_0216.jpg
Could my ecu be messed up? I am getting the plug and play megasquirt ASAP but I would like a second opinion on what could cause this smoke.
Thanks
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black smoke is excess fuel and would leave black sooty carbon in the tailpipe, i don't see any layers in yours so i am going to say more than likely the cloud is either oil burning off due to failed oil seals which are fouling the plugs or a coolant seal issue and the cloud is coolant burning which is more likely since there is condensation in the exhaust in that picture.
now keep in mind it could still be none of those cases i mentioned, during winter some mixtures when cold can just produce large amounts of normal condensation from your exhaust. water is a normal byproduct of combustion, if the cloud goes away after the engine is warm then you have a different problem. you could have many problems but warm the engine first and see if it still lacks power.
some things to note:
some thin white smoke on a cold engine is normal
thick white smoke on startup in the middle of a warm day is not normal - coolant in engine
any type of light blue hazey smoke is oil burning
black or grey smoke is fuel, indicating a severely rich condition and will leave black soot in the exhaust
now keep in mind it could still be none of those cases i mentioned, during winter some mixtures when cold can just produce large amounts of normal condensation from your exhaust. water is a normal byproduct of combustion, if the cloud goes away after the engine is warm then you have a different problem. you could have many problems but warm the engine first and see if it still lacks power.
some things to note:
some thin white smoke on a cold engine is normal
thick white smoke on startup in the middle of a warm day is not normal - coolant in engine
any type of light blue hazey smoke is oil burning
black or grey smoke is fuel, indicating a severely rich condition and will leave black soot in the exhaust
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Nope, coolant hasnt gone down at all. There is a lack of power especially at higher rpms.
It has a pretty bad smell to it too. The oil does drop alittle faster than it should, but I have a leaky pan so I think that is the problem.
Im positive it is white, but Im not losing coolant. What gives? Tommorrow I will try to get a pic of the smoke pouring out while im driving.
It has a pretty bad smell to it too. The oil does drop alittle faster than it should, but I have a leaky pan so I think that is the problem.
Im positive it is white, but Im not losing coolant. What gives? Tommorrow I will try to get a pic of the smoke pouring out while im driving.
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Originally Posted by speed_monkey
What gives?
*Note: I have never tried this test on a stock ECU, but I have run my car (megasquirted) without the secondary injectors hooked up accidently. I wouldn't try it under load (moving).
See what you come up with then?
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Originally Posted by WonkoTheSane
There are three fluids that have been listed as possibliites so far; Gas, Coolant and Oil.
I see only 2 fluids there
To my knowlege, it's what karack describes.
Pretty common knowledge.
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Originally Posted by LAN
I see only 2 fluids there
To my knowlege, it's what karack describes.
Pretty common knowledge.
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