My car started doing this today. I got out of work and drove it home fine no problems I come inside my house let the car sit for 15-20 mins get into the car to turn it on and its struggles like the starter is bad and its smoking while im doing this. then i drive it up the street and park it come out and it stuggles to start up and i have to gas it to turn on then it smokes like a ****. Then i drive home and right now its sitting in the drive way whats wrong with my car?

 

you're gonna want to fix that

 

What color and smell is the smoke?
Is it blue?
Does it smell like gas?
Does it smell sweet?
Is it white?
Does it ever clear up?
Do you feel a loss of power/how's the car drive?

Things of that sort.
Thanks

 

ohhhhh no!!!!!!! please not the o ring failure... pull ur plugs see if there is coolant on em, ifso start saving ur $. i just barely had mine diagnosed with this.... like yesturday and smell the smoke like he said, if it is sweet and white ur doomed... good luck,

 

Sounds like coolant seal failure. Your going to want to pressure test the coolant system.

 

Ok I just finished driving my car and it did the same thing again. It blows out white smoke while its turns then its turns on and i have to give it gas for the car to stay on. I drive up the street stop for a turn and the car is fine no thick white smoke or anything. Usualyl it blows light smoke out the exhuast. like its smoking a cigar or something? But the car dirves fine while im driving i don't feel a lose of power? No new noises? Just when i start it up. Before i turned it off i went to smell the smoke and its raining and like i said theres always a light smoke comoing out i guess when it rains it hard to see but i smell the fumes coming out of the exhuast and it doesn't smell like anything sweet more like its burning something. I think that coulb be from the excess oil on my turbos meaning that the deals are going bad on them and they should be replaced soon.. so i get home turn off the car after i smelled the smoke and turn off the car and let it sit for a 30 seconds or so and turn it on and it started right up. Could it be that my engine got flooded or water got somewhere it didn't belong? Any help is greatly appreciated

 

I think thats what it might be how much would that run me to fix in parts i do my own work on my car so i can fix it. And how long can i run the car on the bad coolant seal? thanks

 

Bump still need some help

 

It may and may not be the coolant seal. To know for sure have your cooling system pressure checked. Any good auto shop can do this or go buy a pressure tester at the auto parts store. This will get me and everybody else off the topic od a blown seal. Are you eating coolant?

Other then that it could be a number of things. Start checking sensors and vacuum hoses.

Also post your set up.