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Old 01-06-2011, 02:22 PM
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okay i just bought a 1997 mustang gt and after i bought it i noticed lil bit of white smoke coming from the exhaust i took it to the shop and they couldn't find anything wrong with it the smoke has no smell what so ever and my car isn't losing any coolant or overheating so does anyone have any idea what it could be or what i can do to fix it?
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Old 01-06-2011, 03:32 PM
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is it cold outside? one of the by-products of an internal combustion engine is water vapour. When its cold out its normal to see the water vapour condense and be seen as white smoke. (which is really just water vapour, and not smoke)
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Old 01-06-2011, 03:54 PM
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+1, my car "smokes" like a meth head now that its cold outside. on a warm day you cant see anything but when its cold it looks like i'm seafoaming at stop lights. i think not having cats on makes it worse, does ur car have an aftermarket midpipe or the stocker?
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Old 01-06-2011, 06:25 PM
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+2 mine smokes like its on fire, when its cold out.
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Old 01-06-2011, 08:05 PM
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+3 I noticed it sitting in the parking lot so I gave it some gas, and it seemed to break up for a second there, but mine seems to vibrate at idle then when I give it a tiny bit of as it goes away
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Old 01-08-2011, 02:55 PM
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+4 when im sittin at a light you would have thought i was doing a slow burnout it smokes so much (my car is fine btw)
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and just to add, if you live in a state that gets pretty cold in the morning (like 45-50 degrees and below) you can tell who just started their car because they will be producing white "smoke" out of their tailpipes. However, once the exhaust components heat up you will no longer see the white "smoke" (usually)
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