Every morning I start my FD, white smoke comes out the exhaust for about 5 minutes and slowly goes away...why is it doing that?

 

My car does that as well. My guess is because it is in open loop. Once the car warms up and the O2 is working, then it goes into closed loop and it goes away. Does your idle rumble during this time too, and smooth out afterwards?

 

mine does the same with 20-22" of vacuum that doesn't deviate, but runs almost like it's missing

 

maybe its just condensation...

 

Cause Its Cold Lol Outside

 

mine does that too. i have no cats if it matters.....also its not cold here. im in s florida. but as stated above, mine does do it for about 5 min, little bit of shaking then once its warmed up it goes away.....

 

Unless it smells like coolant I wouldn't worry as it's just the condensation burning off.

 

Same here.

 

ok, now I feel a little more relieved...thanks guys.

 

same problem

 

i dont feel relieved....not worried bout the smoke...doesnt smell like coolant. makes me lightheaded...lol

but the shaking does. i actually started a thread yesterday about it. suggestions were to change the plugs.

 

mine also....was thinking it was condensation also...did it when it was cold before winter hit..
and after it was done raining...or humid outside...

brad

 

Mine does it too, especially after several days without driving and when there is a lot of humidity or rain. I think it is the condensation build up because it did it alot yesterday for about 7 minutes but then today there was very little and practically none. I attribute this to the fact that yesterday I hadn't started it in about 4 days and it has been raining alot. But since I cleared everything out when I started it yesterday to warm up, today there wasn't much buildup. My smoke smells like rotary oil because I use 4 oz in the fuel with every fillup.

 

it'll do it, especially if you live somwhere a lil bit colder and aren't running any cats

 

this happens to me whenever i start the car after its been sitting for longer than 3-4 hours i would say. its been pretty cold recently though but everytime i check my coolant filler neck its missing around 1/2 cup of coolant =/

 

I have this happen to mine every time I start it up in the morning. I have no cat and it smells like gas. i believe it's my turbos burning up some oil since I know my primary turbo is going bad and only pulls about 7 PSIs right now. I have no idea if my secondaries are good or not since the primary needs 8 PSIs for the sequential to come on properly. Would anyone know if the white smoke is an indication of bad turbos?

 

Hey buddy, your problem sounds like the o-ring. As for the rest of us in denial it's "condensation."