White smoke and low rev's HELP!!!
White smoke and low rev's HELP!!!
hey guys im having trouble with this issue... white smoke is continuously coffin out and it keeps rev-ing at 1000-1500 rpm... its been a week already and still i cant find the problem.. all i have on there is just the cat back and that's it.. do u guys have any idea's FD member's please help!!!
There is a huge difference between white "smoke" caused by water condensation which is simply water vapor vs true "smoke" caused by antifreeze burning in the combustion chambers. Condensation is a very normal part of ANY car's engine at start up.
As for the idle fluctuation....next time turn on the parking lights and see if it stabilizes. This is a known issue with the FD and the stock ECU.
As for the idle fluctuation....next time turn on the parking lights and see if it stabilizes. This is a known issue with the FD and the stock ECU.
As stated before, white SMOKE (not vapors) is indicative of coolant burning in the engine. In all likelihood, you may have a blown coolant seal. Honestly, for all that COULD go wrong with the 13B, a coolant seal isn't that bad.
Start the car up and take a causal whiff of the exhaust. If it smells like exhaust, you're okay. If it smells like candy, you're looking at an eventual engine rebuild. Check again and you're looking at some permanent brain damage, so don't go huffing your exhaust trying to smell the "candy gas." I know there's not much else to do in Merced, but... :P
Is the revving happening at cold startup or once the engine is warm?
Start the car up and take a causal whiff of the exhaust. If it smells like exhaust, you're okay. If it smells like candy, you're looking at an eventual engine rebuild. Check again and you're looking at some permanent brain damage, so don't go huffing your exhaust trying to smell the "candy gas." I know there's not much else to do in Merced, but... :P
Is the revving happening at cold startup or once the engine is warm?
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coolant smells "sweet" when it burns.
If you've smelled a normal FD exhaust and then yours with the white smoke. if they smell the same, it's condensation. if yours smells different(sweeter) then that's a coolant leak.
If you've smelled a normal FD exhaust and then yours with the white smoke. if they smell the same, it's condensation. if yours smells different(sweeter) then that's a coolant leak.
First of all, see if the idle fluctuation gets fixed by turning on the parking lamps. If all you have "wrong" with your car is a strange idle and condensation at start up, then...you don't have ANYTHING wrong.
Don't go looking for trouble if it isn't there....the rotary gods will smite thee.
Don't go looking for trouble if it isn't there....the rotary gods will smite thee.
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