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Old 06-24-21, 10:55 PM
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Excessive smoke from exhaust…Any possible reasons why?

Went for a late night drive and did some pulls everything seemed fine, then the next morning large amount of smoke that starts maybe 20 seconds after initial fire up then gets progressively worse.
Would appreciate if any one could give some pointers on what I can do before I take it to a shop?

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Old 06-24-21, 11:25 PM
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Yikes that looks like a lot of smoke. Looks to me like a coolant seal went.
If you have the means, you can check for sure by pressure testing your cooling system, or just popping your coolant neck cap off (when the car is cold) and seeing if there are champagne bubbles that come up in the coolant while it's running. But this looks pretty definitive to me.
Sorry to see, but welcome to the club!
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Does it smell like burning oil?

Is your coolant disappearing/got black floaties?
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Thank you for the help

the smoke does smell more like burning oil than a sweet smell like coolant and there was a significant loss of oil, I had recently changed the oil and only maybe 2 days after smoking it’s was down about a third of the way on the dip stick.
But I haven’t been able to check the coolant for bubbling yet since I’m out of town.
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Pulling an intake hose will tell you if it's compressor shaft seal without too much difficulty
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