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Old Nov 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!
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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lets us know what happened
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 01:27 PM
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Very strange....have you checked the oil level lately. You could be burning oil?
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Old Nov 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.
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Old Nov 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?
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Old Nov 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?
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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condensation because its cold outside?
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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Damn man park it.
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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Probably blown head gasket. ;(

White is water

Blue is oil

Black - Red/Orange is gas
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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A/T fluid burns white.
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 06:45 AM
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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!!!
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Old Dec 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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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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What happened? What ended up being the problem?

Last edited by Z_Driver; Dec 30, 2005 at 11:49 PM.
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