Ease my paranoia of smoking out the Naval Base
10-05-06, 01:40 PM
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Ease my paranoia of smoking out the Naval Base
So I have not started my batmobile in almost a month and today I finally fired up my girlfriend. As she started, white smoke (maybe blue) where pluming out of my exhaust and from under my hood. I literally smoked out the whole base from my exhaust start-up and she sounded beautiful however. As I continued driving after she was warm, still smoking out the base, she all of the sudden stopped smoking.
I am sick and cranky with the flu and I just want someone to tell me that my girlfriend is ok so I have one less thing to worry about!
I am sick and cranky with the flu and I just want someone to tell me that my girlfriend is ok so I have one less thing to worry about!
10-05-06, 02:32 PM
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I had a shot coolant seal inside the engine that caused white smoke on startup for about 5 minutes and would suddenly stop. It would do this every time the engine was cooled down. Hopefully yours is just cleaning out any left over debis from sitting.
When you say "smoked out" Mine was so bad that I stopped cars from driving by just to make sure everything was Okay haha! Hard to believe a 1.3 litre can cause something this extreme.
Things to check for:
Loss of coolant
Bubble's rising from the filler neck( Take cap off to check this when cold)
If possible, when the car is cold, turn the engine over slowly and listen for the sound of liquid and compression at the same time. (Sounds like someone SHarted!) you can crank the engine over with a socket on the alternater.
Not sure if the link still works but here's a quick video of my car starting:
(Thanks dgeesaman) http://www.davidgeesaman.com/rx7/coolant.AVI
When you say "smoked out" Mine was so bad that I stopped cars from driving by just to make sure everything was Okay haha! Hard to believe a 1.3 litre can cause something this extreme.
Things to check for:
Loss of coolant
Bubble's rising from the filler neck( Take cap off to check this when cold)
If possible, when the car is cold, turn the engine over slowly and listen for the sound of liquid and compression at the same time. (Sounds like someone SHarted!) you can crank the engine over with a socket on the alternater.
Not sure if the link still works but here's a quick video of my car starting:
(Thanks dgeesaman) http://www.davidgeesaman.com/rx7/coolant.AVI
Last edited by tdazmansFD; 10-05-06 at 02:40 PM.
10-05-06, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BobfisH
she should be ok, just make sure your not losing any oil or coolant. Does it always smoke when you start it?
10-05-06, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by tdazmansFD
I had a shot coolant seal inside the engine that caused white smoke on startup for about 5 minutes and would suddenly stop. It would do this every time the engine was cooled down. Hopefully yours is just cleaning out any left over debis from sitting.
When you say "smoked out" Mine was so bad that I stopped cars from driving by just to make sure everything was Okay haha! Hard to believe a 1.3 litre can cause something this extreme.
Things to check for:
Loss of coolant
Bubble's rising from the filler neck( Take cap off to check this when cold)
If possible, when the car is cold, turn the engine over slowly and listen for the sound of liquid and compression at the same time. (Sounds like someone SHarted!) you can crank the engine over with a socket on the alternater.
Not sure if the link still works but here's a quick video of my car starting:
(Thanks dgeesaman) http://www.davidgeesaman.com/rx7/coolant.AVI
When you say "smoked out" Mine was so bad that I stopped cars from driving by just to make sure everything was Okay haha! Hard to believe a 1.3 litre can cause something this extreme.
Things to check for:
Loss of coolant
Bubble's rising from the filler neck( Take cap off to check this when cold)
If possible, when the car is cold, turn the engine over slowly and listen for the sound of liquid and compression at the same time. (Sounds like someone SHarted!) you can crank the engine over with a socket on the alternater.
Not sure if the link still works but here's a quick video of my car starting:
(Thanks dgeesaman) http://www.davidgeesaman.com/rx7/coolant.AVI
i do appologize for my essentric post. the flu is kicking my but and i cannot think straight!
10-05-06, 07:13 PM
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My car sat for a good 5-6 months before I started driving it again. Upon startup, it took a while to crank and had a lot of white smoke that came out. I immediately thought the engine was shot, but after a while it went away and ran normally. It didn't do it again after that, so I'm guessing it just had to shake off the cobwebs.
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10-05-06, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by alexdimen
damnit... from the title i thought this thread was going to be about smoking weed on government property!
10-06-06, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by spandy
That's what I was thinking, and then I started thinking while the page was loading "And these are the people defending our country?"
10-06-06, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by XxMerlinxX
My car sat for a good 5-6 months before I started driving it again. Upon startup, it took a while to crank and had a lot of white smoke that came out. I immediately thought the engine was shot, but after a while it went away and ran normally. It didn't do it again after that, so I'm guessing it just had to shake off the cobwebs.
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