white smoke

civicex · Post by **civicex** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:12 am

put oil in today and started driving and exhaust smoked pretty bad too much oil or old oil burning off?
any ideas?

horn12007 · Post by **horn12007** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:06 pm

if it is white smoke, then it isn't oil. oil has a blue tint. If its straight white smoke its probably coolant. Did the smoke go away or stay constant the whole time the car was running?

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:09 pm

Yeah, oil is a grey/bluish and lingers for a long time. Water/coolant is white and dissipate a little quicker.

Devil Crx · Post by **Devil Crx** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:54 pm

They have different smells too.

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:32 pm

Devil Crx;258304 wrote:They have different smells too.

Oil smells like well burining oil.

If you are using coolant then it will have a sweet smell. If you are using just water it wont smell like much of anything.