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> Smoke with idle
Allstotler
post Aug 20 2008, 12:09 AM
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Hey how is everyone glad I found this place!!!

Ok I have a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T, when I bought her she was a Virgin, and still is basically other than an K&N intake she had 75'000 miles and no modifications. Last week she was idling and I noticed a different smell from my exhaust turned and looked and it was white smoke, I have no power loss and no overheating problems. So I turned it off immediately and started checking fluids my oil was low and my coolant was a little low also. Since then I have had the problem again only when idling though, or at least when I notice it. My fluids seems to be ok.

So my question is where should I start? Head Gasket? Intake?

Also should I even be driving it like this? it's not smoking all the time but maybe every other day only when idling.

Hope I am not bugging you guys with a rhetorical question but my situation didn't really seem to be the same as this topic.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

On another note what is the best coolant to use for my car?

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post Aug 20 2008, 06:10 AM
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are you sure the white smoke wasn't just steam? condensation builds up in the exhaust system and when the exhaust heats things up steam comes out the end.

the best thing to do in any situation where you think a head gasket is going bad is to get the compression checked and keep an eye on your fluids
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post Aug 20 2008, 09:52 AM
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^ i think i may in the same boat.... :( Oh well, better reason for me to take the head off and do some head work ;)
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post Aug 20 2008, 07:30 PM
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mines smoking on idle too... smells like gas so im replacing the Oxygen censor see if thats the problem if it clears up ill let you know.
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post Sep 1 2008, 06:24 PM
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mines smoking on idle too... smells like gas so im replacing the Oxygen censor see if thats the problem if it clears up ill let you know.
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So did you try that yet??
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post Sep 1 2008, 10:46 PM
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is it cold or humid where your at?? whats the exhaust smell like? how low was your oil, and also did you check your plugs for any oil and as stated get compression checked.
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post Sep 2 2008, 01:14 AM
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sounds normal to me......

if is smokes even after a long drive then you might have a problem
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