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Old 04-21-2018, 03:18 PM
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Smoke from exhaust

I was sitting in the parking lot for about 20 min with the car running. Had the a.c. on a little to cool down the interior. Right before I drove off I blipped the throttle and man did a lot of white smoke come out of the exhaust. I looked in my mirror and I was in shock. Its the first time I've seen any smoke come out of the exhaust especially a large amount. Guessing it's oil related but not for sure. What are things to look at or into? Could this be turbo related? I don't see any oil leaking from the oil feed line to the turbo. Any input would be awsome. 2011 mcs
 
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Old 04-22-2018, 09:01 AM
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Valve guides/valve seals are the best bet for bluish smoke from the tailpipe.
 
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Old 04-22-2018, 10:09 AM
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White smoke is water, blue smoke is oil.
 
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Old 04-22-2018, 02:21 PM
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White smoke is water, blue smoke is oil.
How or what can cause that much "water" in the system to cause as much smoke as I saw? I know you guys don't know and I didn't catch it on camera or anything, but it was crazy.
 
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Old 04-22-2018, 03:01 PM
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well water is a byproduct of combustion. and depending on the weather conditions, maybe it was perfect conditions? has it happened since? i had white smoke coming out when my HPFP was failing, come to think of it, on cold starts when it was sputtering trying to find idle.
 
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