Smoking
02-14-2006, 06:07 PM
#12
The Rogue Mod
Join Date: Feb 2006
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RE: Smoking
ORIGINAL: flushman
UHHHHHHH ok.
You have it backwards.
Blue smoke is coolant, your exhaust may also smell like maple syrup. Because of COOLANT getting into the exhaust. Oil will not smell like maple syrup. (Head Gasket or head is cracked)
White smoke is oil getting into the exhaust part of the engine and burning off. Which could be cause by valve seals, guides, rings installed improperly or they are worn out.
Black Smoke is your car is running rich and you need to adjust the air/fuel mixture.
Please DO NOT work on your car you only going to screw it up further. Have a certified mechanic work on it! If you are a mechanic please please please quit your job and go work in a book store to read up some more.
If this is the way it is for every other car I cant imagine why mustangs would be different.
UHHHHHHH ok.
You have it backwards.
Blue smoke is coolant, your exhaust may also smell like maple syrup. Because of COOLANT getting into the exhaust. Oil will not smell like maple syrup. (Head Gasket or head is cracked)
White smoke is oil getting into the exhaust part of the engine and burning off. Which could be cause by valve seals, guides, rings installed improperly or they are worn out.
Black Smoke is your car is running rich and you need to adjust the air/fuel mixture.
Please DO NOT work on your car you only going to screw it up further. Have a certified mechanic work on it! If you are a mechanic please please please quit your job and go work in a book store to read up some more.
If this is the way it is for every other car I cant imagine why mustangs would be different.
You've been schooled!!! Have a NICE DAY!!!
You = [sm=dontgetit.gif]
02-14-2006, 11:55 PM
#13
2nd Gear Member
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RE: Smoking
sorry flush man but you are wrong
White smoke when first started is normal. If white smoke continues you have an internal coolant leak, i.e., cracked head/blown head gasket. Black smoke is caused by a rich fuel condition. Blue smoke is caused by oil consumption. The smell of coolant inside your car is caused by a leaking heater core.
Maybe you should be the one going to the book store and reading???
White smoke when first started is normal. If white smoke continues you have an internal coolant leak, i.e., cracked head/blown head gasket. Black smoke is caused by a rich fuel condition. Blue smoke is caused by oil consumption. The smell of coolant inside your car is caused by a leaking heater core.
Maybe you should be the one going to the book store and reading???
02-14-2006, 11:57 PM
#14
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RE: Smoking
in case that wasn't enough for you flushman:
What Causes Smoke in the Exhaust?
Smoke from the exhaust means that the engine is not operating normally.
Black Smoke means that excessive amounts of fuel is being delivered to the cylinder for combustion. Since there is not enough air available to burn all of the fuel, some comes out as carbon particles, which are naturally black. Black smoke is usually accompanied by a strong fuel smell, as much of the fuel is simply exhausted in unburned form. The engine will run poorly in this state, with reduced power and very poor economy.
White Smoke from a fully warmed-up engine may indicate the presence of engine coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant is typically a water-glycol mixture which, when exposed to the high temperatures in the engine cylinders during combustion, forms a white, sweet-smelling smoke which comes out of the tailpipe. Continuous white smoke is a sign of a failed head gasket or a crack in the cylinder head, allowing the coolant to get into the combustion chamber. When white smoke appears, repairs must be made quickly or serious damage will occur.
Blue Smoke accompanied by an acrid smell, may indicate that lubricating oil is getting into the combustion chamber. Oil is meant to lubricate the moving parts inside the engine and, by design, is resistant to high temperatures. Although it is a hydrocarbon, like other fossil fuels, it does not burn well inside an engine and much of the oil comes out of the tailpipe in partially burned or unburned form. The oil also carries contaminants from inside the engine which undergo changes in the combustion process and contribute to the creation of smoke and unpleasant smells. Engines may run satisfactorily while burning oil, except that the oil level must be topped up frequently as oil is consumed. Really smoky vehicles may use as much as 1 litre of oil every 200 km. Normal engines, however, burn little or no oil in 5000 km of driving.
What Causes Smoke in the Exhaust?
Smoke from the exhaust means that the engine is not operating normally.
Black Smoke means that excessive amounts of fuel is being delivered to the cylinder for combustion. Since there is not enough air available to burn all of the fuel, some comes out as carbon particles, which are naturally black. Black smoke is usually accompanied by a strong fuel smell, as much of the fuel is simply exhausted in unburned form. The engine will run poorly in this state, with reduced power and very poor economy.
White Smoke from a fully warmed-up engine may indicate the presence of engine coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant is typically a water-glycol mixture which, when exposed to the high temperatures in the engine cylinders during combustion, forms a white, sweet-smelling smoke which comes out of the tailpipe. Continuous white smoke is a sign of a failed head gasket or a crack in the cylinder head, allowing the coolant to get into the combustion chamber. When white smoke appears, repairs must be made quickly or serious damage will occur.
Blue Smoke accompanied by an acrid smell, may indicate that lubricating oil is getting into the combustion chamber. Oil is meant to lubricate the moving parts inside the engine and, by design, is resistant to high temperatures. Although it is a hydrocarbon, like other fossil fuels, it does not burn well inside an engine and much of the oil comes out of the tailpipe in partially burned or unburned form. The oil also carries contaminants from inside the engine which undergo changes in the combustion process and contribute to the creation of smoke and unpleasant smells. Engines may run satisfactorily while burning oil, except that the oil level must be topped up frequently as oil is consumed. Really smoky vehicles may use as much as 1 litre of oil every 200 km. Normal engines, however, burn little or no oil in 5000 km of driving.
02-15-2006, 12:01 AM
#15
The Rogue Mod
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RE: Smoking
ORIGINAL: 1FUN5.0
in case that wasn't enough for you flushman:
What Causes Smoke in the Exhaust?
Smoke from the exhaust means that the engine is not operating normally.
Black Smoke means that excessive amounts of fuel is being delivered to the cylinder for combustion. Since there is not enough air available to burn all of the fuel, some comes out as carbon particles, which are naturally black. Black smoke is usually accompanied by a strong fuel smell, as much of the fuel is simply exhausted in unburned form. The engine will run poorly in this state, with reduced power and very poor economy.
White Smoke from a fully warmed-up engine may indicate the presence of engine coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant is typically a water-glycol mixture which, when exposed to the high temperatures in the engine cylinders during combustion, forms a white, sweet-smelling smoke which comes out of the tailpipe. Continuous white smoke is a sign of a failed head gasket or a crack in the cylinder head, allowing the coolant to get into the combustion chamber. When white smoke appears, repairs must be made quickly or serious damage will occur.
Blue Smoke accompanied by an acrid smell, may indicate that lubricating oil is getting into the combustion chamber. Oil is meant to lubricate the moving parts inside the engine and, by design, is resistant to high temperatures. Although it is a hydrocarbon, like other fossil fuels, it does not burn well inside an engine and much of the oil comes out of the tailpipe in partially burned or unburned form. The oil also carries contaminants from inside the engine which undergo changes in the combustion process and contribute to the creation of smoke and unpleasant smells. Engines may run satisfactorily while burning oil, except that the oil level must be topped up frequently as oil is consumed. Really smoky vehicles may use as much as 1 litre of oil every 200 km. Normal engines, however, burn little or no oil in 5000 km of driving.
in case that wasn't enough for you flushman:
What Causes Smoke in the Exhaust?
Smoke from the exhaust means that the engine is not operating normally.
Black Smoke means that excessive amounts of fuel is being delivered to the cylinder for combustion. Since there is not enough air available to burn all of the fuel, some comes out as carbon particles, which are naturally black. Black smoke is usually accompanied by a strong fuel smell, as much of the fuel is simply exhausted in unburned form. The engine will run poorly in this state, with reduced power and very poor economy.
White Smoke from a fully warmed-up engine may indicate the presence of engine coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant is typically a water-glycol mixture which, when exposed to the high temperatures in the engine cylinders during combustion, forms a white, sweet-smelling smoke which comes out of the tailpipe. Continuous white smoke is a sign of a failed head gasket or a crack in the cylinder head, allowing the coolant to get into the combustion chamber. When white smoke appears, repairs must be made quickly or serious damage will occur.
Blue Smoke accompanied by an acrid smell, may indicate that lubricating oil is getting into the combustion chamber. Oil is meant to lubricate the moving parts inside the engine and, by design, is resistant to high temperatures. Although it is a hydrocarbon, like other fossil fuels, it does not burn well inside an engine and much of the oil comes out of the tailpipe in partially burned or unburned form. The oil also carries contaminants from inside the engine which undergo changes in the combustion process and contribute to the creation of smoke and unpleasant smells. Engines may run satisfactorily while burning oil, except that the oil level must be topped up frequently as oil is consumed. Really smoky vehicles may use as much as 1 litre of oil every 200 km. Normal engines, however, burn little or no oil in 5000 km of driving.
Please KNOW your facts first before posting false and unhelpful information!!! Thanks!! [8D]
02-15-2006, 12:07 AM
#16
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RE: Smoking
what this guy is seeing...since it's cold out,and he hasn't started it in awhile..the apparent white so called smoke is the moister in his exhaust..
steamy...you'd know if it's coolant,cause it will hover in the air like a cloud....trust me.
to add white=coolant unless if you have an external leak..oil might drip on hot exhaust making it look white.
blue= oil
black or grayish will be a rich condition
steamy...you'd know if it's coolant,cause it will hover in the air like a cloud....trust me.
to add white=coolant unless if you have an external leak..oil might drip on hot exhaust making it look white.
blue= oil
black or grayish will be a rich condition
02-24-2006, 08:52 PM
#17
Join Date: Feb 2006
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RE: Smoking
I've had people looking at smoke and not really being able to tell if it is blue or white. It's all about perception. Some might say that it's got a blue tint to it while others looking at the same cloud would say there is not a bit of white there at all.
ADVICE: Have your mechanic look at it to determine the problem. Discussing a matter of perception in a forum never really works. Look at the arguements that it can cause.
ADVICE: Have your mechanic look at it to determine the problem. Discussing a matter of perception in a forum never really works. Look at the arguements that it can cause.
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