kshwannabe

when my car idles for like a minite then i tap the gas it white smoke comes out my exhaust and i us oil and i dont have a leak.. i thought white smoke was coolant

Zanador

Blue smoke is oil. A small amount of white smoke is alright, how much white smoke are we talking, is this on a cold or a hot day, has it increased, has your coolant been going down at faster than normal levels? These will help us out inhelping you.

kshwannabe

no i dont ever add coolant its a rather large cloud of smoke hot or cold day it dosent matter

kshwannabe

but i do have 2 add 1 1\2 quarts between oil changes

Zanador

Its normal for a car to burn a small amount of oil during regular driving. If there is no blue tinge to the smoke, it is not due to excessive oil burning. Check your coolant level and see how it is. If you do not add coolant, I would say it should just be normal smoke. How hard are you getting on it when you see this cloud, normal acceleration?

yourmom6990

mine has white smoke all the time until it warms up. i believe its condensation thats in the motor/exhaust.

rdmypny

white smoke is water has it been doing it for a while? where do you get gas? try another place if you get it from the same place all the time.
blake smoke: gas
blue smoke: oil
white smoke: water or tires.

David_K

white smoke equal blown head gasket. does it run any different once it warms up

kshwannabe

no it runs the same no problems it will smoke when iam at sitting at the bank in line then i get done and drive away it leaves a cloud behind and it smells like oil..........if it were oil would it be my rings or my valve seals

eventer289

If you have any type of resonator muffler, your car will smoke for a long time. I have SLP LM II's which have little holes in the flow through part that are surrounded by a insulation type baffling. It gets wet from condensation and it takes forever to burn off.