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Old 04-30-23, 12:43 PM
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Smoke coming from engine bay
Hi all

does anyone know what this white smoke coming from the engine bay may be? Or is it bad? Seems to be most noticeable on cold start up.

Here's a video of it. Very faint smoke
https://youtube.com/shorts/bFI0lp5n4H8?feature=share
thanks in advance
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Does it smell sweet, then its coolant.
Does it smell like burning oil? You might have a leak around the turbo
Does it smell like exhaust? You might have an exhaust leak near the manifold/turbo/downpipe
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Originally Posted by ]\[ /-\ ]\/[
Hi all

does anyone know what this white smoke coming from the engine bay may be? Or is it bad? Seems to be most noticeable on cold start up.

Here's a video of it. Very faint smoke
https://youtube.com/shorts/bFI0lp5n4H8?feature=share
thanks in advance
doesn't really have a smell. I think you're right on it maybe an exhaust leak
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Sounds a lot like an exhaust leak in the video. That flapping paper sound.....
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