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Old 11-30-2005, 01:02 PM
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Default WHITE SMOKE!! Caused by a ROCK or from RACING???

i recently posted this thread:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....72#post1892672

my engine a spilling out white smoke at idle after it gets warm. quite a bit of white smoke. i thought this was from racing it but i actually hit a fairly big rock about 2 days before the smoke occurred. i blew it off b/c the white smoke coincidentally started within hours of racing a turbo supra. so i did not give the rock much after thought.

any of you know what a rock could have possibly done to cause the white soke i'm now seeing? (NOTE: i have not yet had a chance to check it out - will be looking under the car this weekend when we can get it on a lift).

thanks in advance guys!
Old 11-30-2005, 01:22 PM
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lets us know what happened
Old 11-30-2005, 01:27 PM
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Very strange....have you checked the oil level lately. You could be burning oil?
Old 11-30-2005, 01:46 PM
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so far, the oil and coolant levels are fine. i called jotech motorsports so they could check it out. they said i COULD have bent the oil tank so the engine is now not getting enough. just one possibility. they are checking it out on dec 8th. i'll have to keep you guys posted.
Old 11-30-2005, 01:52 PM
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I answered your question in the last thread. You're driving the car? Are you certain that you are not burning coolant in the cylinders?
Old 11-30-2005, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
I answered your question in the last thread. You're driving the car? Are you certain that you are not burning coolant in the cylinders?
Oh man. Thats like superman playing in kyriptonite. Hey dude, feel any loss of power? do u smell burnt coolant?
Old 12-29-2005, 11:08 PM
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condensation because its cold outside?
Old 12-29-2005, 11:13 PM
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Damn man park it.
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Probably blown head gasket. ;(

White is water

Blue is oil

Black - Red/Orange is gas
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A/T fluid burns white.
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Originally Posted by solarscar
condensation because its cold outside?
Thank goodness you said this. I tought I was burning oil or coolant because when I go outside, I blow white smoke out of my nose and mouth!!!
Old 12-30-2005, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by buho62
Thank goodness you said this. I tought I was burning oil or coolant because when I go outside, I blow white smoke out of my nose and mouth!!!
lol...
White is water or test pipe smoke
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What happened? What ended up being the problem?

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