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Old 08-04-2007, 02:16 PM
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Can a car that has sat for a month get enough condensation in the exhasut system to throw out white smoke. It does not smell like oil or coolant either, what do you all think it might be? Thanks for any insight.

It only does it when you rev the motor up or when you goose it and take off.
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Old 08-04-2007, 03:02 PM
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Check to see if your losing any coolant, it definitly is not oil.
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Old 08-04-2007, 03:08 PM
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Checkedthe coolant thismorning and it was good, can a leaking injector do that as well?
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Old 08-04-2007, 03:23 PM
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Are you sure it is white? Sounds more like bad valve seals or worn rings. A leaking injector will make black smoke and probably make it hard to start.
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Its condensation. Just let it warm up and run it hard.
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Old 08-04-2007, 03:56 PM
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its actually a 98 infinty with the 3.0 v6, the stang is happy and running great.... I can't smell any oil in the smoke either.
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Old 08-04-2007, 04:01 PM
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catalytic converters can do that....
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Old 08-04-2007, 04:05 PM
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btw, thanks for all the replys guys.
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Old 08-04-2007, 04:18 PM
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I remember an old ayes test question exactly like this
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By the way, I took the car out a few hours ago and got on it a few times, the only time I got any whit smoke was in the driveway when I revved it up. So it does not throw white smoke all the time. I am hoping it is condensation.
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