Questions tagged [smoke]
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I drove my 2003 Mazda 6 with the handbrake on for about 2.5 km [duplicate]
I noticed smoke from the rear tyres with a burning smell. I also put the car in drive with the handbrake engaged to test if they were still working and it moved forward, although, this was on a slight ...
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What happened to my car?
I have a 2010 Corsa. It has been fine for over 250,000 miles (400,000 km) and just passed MOT last month.
Driving home last night, it died on me. It was pulled out of a junction, got into 3rd when the ...
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Clutch, smoke, hill
Yesterday we went on a steep hill and suddenly we stopped because the cars in front of us weren't moving..so my mom kept on holding the clutch of the car, then the car started to smoke, maybe it took ...
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Car cranks no start smoke from exhaust and smoke from throttle body
I have a Kia sorento 2003, so 3 months ago the car was running fine. My dad did a valve cover gasket replacement on it since it was leaking oil. He replaced the valve cover gasket and left the intake ...
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Are all these engine problems related?
I have recently had a number of issues with my car's engine, which I suspect could be related but wanted to get some thoughts here on whether they are, and what the root cause could be, before I start ...
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Stihl fs 55 string trimmer not idling and blowing out white smoke
I just bought a string trimmer off of Facebook marketplace for 100. The guy that I bought it off of said that he put too much oil in it and that’s why it was blowing out smoke. I got it back home and ...
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White smoke from exhaust and loss of power
I have a Vauxhall Zafira and I am losing power, and have white smoke coming out of the back of it. I have had a new reconditioned engine put in literally 2 days ago to fix this issue as they thought ...
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Smoke coming from hood. Car turned off . wrong coolant was added..Why wont car turn on or what could be the issue
2011 Toyota Camry got an oil change and friend added coolant (dont think it was the right one). For a couple days when i would drive car would make loud noise. Drove it for couple days when one day ...
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Does substantially increased compression test numbers after adding oil to the cylinder necessarily imply that piston rings and/or cylinder bore is bad
SOLUTION: The tubes on the top of the motor for the PCV system were backwards. See https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=07ssRI8k81E for correct configuration. Oil would pool in the air intake until you ...
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What causes a puff of white smoke every time starting a cold lawnmower?
I have a new lawnmower that seems to make a puff of white smoke every time I start a cold engine. It doesn't make any smoke when starting a warm engine or during operation of a warm engine, and has no ...
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2006 Saab 9-3 has white smoke coming from back of engine
I have a 2006 Saab 9-3, V6 that has white smoke with a burning rubber smell, after car runs at 30-40 mph for a few miles.
There are no leaks from under the car or visible signs of leakage from the ...
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Car gives off white smoke on inclines, struggles to accelerate for a moment
I am driving a Hyundai Accent (08-11, I think it's 11). This car has had some Cylinder 1 misfires in the past (Reported by a FIXD device to read the codes). We had an oil leak that got fixed, and that ...
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White smoke & engine sputtering sporadically
I have a toyota kluger gx my15 AT.
Recently, whenever I start the car in the morning, a thick cloud of white smoke will be expelled from the exhaust. The smoke itself smells like burnt oil. I'm not ...
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2012 Mini Cooper Diesel
I took my car in for an oil and filter change. Following this my car has now started to spew white smoke from the exhaust that smells like what I can only describe as burning rubber.
I took it back to ...
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Lots of smoke after brand new head and head gasket install?
Just installed brand new head and head gasket in my 2001 Honda Civic SOHC. The block was machined and new head bolts were used.
I started it up ran for a short couple minutes and shut it off due to ...
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Smoking XC90 after PCV box replacement
I have a 2003 Volvo XC90 2.9L T6 AWD and for the most part, it’s been great.
Over the past year or so I’ve had an issue with it randomly stalling at slow speeds which was progressively getting more ...
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Suddenly burning oil after heavy strain on engine, should I look for damage?
This is a 1986 Dodge van with a Chrysler 318 5.2L. Recently I was reversing through a narrow gate on snowy ground. I had to get out to check the my angle, and when I got back in I proceeded to ...
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Is P0405 putting this vehicle in Limp Mode?
A continuation of the saga with my neighbor's 2010 Peugeot Partner II 1.6L HDI Turbo Diesel.
Basically, one of the various problems that I diagnosed with the vehicle was a defective EGR, which I'm ...
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Won’t start unless I step on gas
So I have a Mini Cooper 2012 Base Model. My car will only start if I step on the gas. There is black smoke and some gas coming out form the exhaust. I ran a code scanner and all it shows is the ...
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Car ran low on oil, and now won’t start
I have a 1998 Chevy Cavalier. I ran my car pretty low on oil I think, I hadn’t checked the dip stick in about 2 months, 2 months ago it was full. There would be smoke coming out the hood when I would ...
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1995 Ford Aerostar van, AW hi, 4.0, 140,000 miles, white smoke with no smell under hard acceleration
1995 Ford Aerostar van, AWD, 4.0, 140,000 miles.
On a recent trip leaving Vegas pulling a pretty good load with the outside temperature 110 and with the AC and cruise on while pulling a pretty good ...
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Carburetor adjustment ordeal: always rich on mid/high revs
So I'm trying to adjust a soviet K-22G carburetor which was placed long time ago in a Chevrolet 235 6L engine. It "works" but I don't seem to find the right spot to make it run as it should. ...
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Smoke from engine, cranks but wont start
I came off the motorway to a slip road, slowing down to 20mph and about to turn when I saw smoke coming from my engine bay. Then all the lights on my dashboard (not just warning but all of them) ...
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White Smoke and Engine Coolant Light
I’ve just been in traffic for around an hour and my engine coolant light came on. As I couldn’t pull over anywhere there’s no way I could turn off my engine for a good amount of time(nightmare). The ...
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White smoke coming from dash when I accelerate above 60 and steams up the windshield when I accelerate it up to 30 or 35 any advice would help thanks!
My 03 Chevrolet s10 extreme 4.3L is sending White smoke through my air vents and from under my dash, also is steaming up the windshield when I accelerate my tuck above 60 but when I’m accelerating to ...
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Black smoke coming from tail pipe?
I recently purchased a Honda CRF50 dirt bike for my kids. When applying the throttle black smoke that smells like gasoline comes out of the tailpipe. From what I understand this means that there is ...
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Dodge Diesel 2.0l little acceleration in drive or reverse with black smoke
Dodge 2.0 l Journey Diesel engine revs ok in neutral up to 5000 with a very tiny bit of black smoke when it its around the3000- 4000 rpm range ....a little bit of a stutter sometimes but not all times....
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Small amount of dim white smoke coming from engine compartment?
I recently found out that there was a crack in my radiator in my 2011 Nissan Maxima.
I didn't have the money the day of to get it fixed so I drove home (8 miles away) but I would've never known ...
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Oil coming from the motor of a lawn mower
In winter, I helped my grandparents remove the oil from the lawnmower. Last month, we put in a new filter. Oil has gotten into it from turning the mower to the wrong side a few times apparently. New ...
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Is anybody able to diagnose anything from these Live Data Reports ? Car has loss of power and black smoke
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Ford Ranger 2015 XLT 3.2L 4x4 Diesel Automatic
Currentl experiencing power loss and hesitation as well as black smoke out the exhaust
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Mitsubishi Lancer chugging
So I have a 2016 lancer, it has about 65000 miles on it. I got it used and now it’s making a rattling sound as well as when my wife and I are driving it it will sometimes chug and blow some white or ...
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Boiling coolant and car is smoking
I have a 1999 civic EX and today while going to work I was stuck in traffic for a long time due to a snowstorm. After a while my car started smoking crazy. The smoke was coming out from under the hood ...
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Trying to explain plume of black smoke after a car sat in the garage for a few days
I drive Toyota Highlander 2005. It's a gasoline car. I filled up the tank a few days before this happened (right before Halloween.) It then sat in my garage for about 3 days. (I live in the WA sate ...
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White smoke from exhaust after brake job
I attempted (and failed) to replace my master cylinder and brake booster. I ended up putting a lot of brake fluid into my new booster before I realized it. (In fact, in an attempt to determine the ...
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Bad pulley or Belt?
Okay so I had my car break down about a week ago and from looking at the car myself and using my common sense, after Turing the car on for about 8 seconds all I heard was squealing and smoke coming ...
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Polo gti 2013 smoke when pulling away slow
My polo GTI started giving a puff of smoke white/grey maybe when I pull out slowly or roll down hill, but if I drive the car hard it doesn't smoke.
It also uses around 500ml oil in month or two.
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Can y’all help me out. I have no idea what I’m doing
So I drive a Ford F-150 and this morning when I was on my way to work my truck was acting like it was losing power and it has been for a while but not to bad but this morning it was doing it bad. Well ...
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XC90 D5 Black smoke
I have a 163hp XC90 D5. I've noticed lots of black smoke under hard acceleration very similar to an issue 'Caius Jard' had;
"there's a periodic hesitation in the power delivery - again going up that ...
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2003 mercury ls premium wagon with white smoke coming from hood and rough idle in drive (sputters)...why?
Looking to buy a used 2003 mercury sable ls premium wagon. It only has 97k miles on it but it idles rough in drive while stopped and has white smoke coming from the hood. What could be the issue?
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Ford Fusion (uk) 1.4 TDCi power loss (revs top out early, loses speed on hills).. MAF? EGR? Turbo?
Latest update (5th March):
Okay, so a friend and his mechanic friend with full diagnostic on his computer was able to take a look at the info from diagnostics, and also took a physical inspection on ...
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Smoke coming out from the radiator
I have a 2008 Toyota Auris. Yesterday I was stuck in traffic, and I noticed that the temperature was getting high as time was passing by. At one point I had to stop because the temperature was at its ...
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2001 Volvo V40 2.0T producing excess smoke with other issues
Firstly, I pulled these error codes from the ECU:
0139,0131,0172,0107
My V40 2.0T with aftermarket LPG conversion is putting out a significant amount of smoke at quite specific moments. Before this ...
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Smokes blue sometimes
Car starts immediately smoking blue out of exhaust
approximately one time in a month. Smokes hard. I see it
from mirror. Only way to stop it is to shut down engine and
start again 1-2 minutes after....
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overfilled oil, can I drive 1.7 miles to get it drained? [duplicate]
Ok, I have a 2010 Honda Accord 4 door v6 and would typically get the oil changed on schedule with a local Jiffy Lube. Well I got a "15% oil life" light on my dashboard and didn't have enough money for ...
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Problems with Turbo Engine of Audi TT 1.8L 2005 150BHP
I bought this car a couple of months ago and last month had a major issue, the car just stopped driving! I called the AA who told me it was the timing belt. I got towed back home and took it to my ...
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Nissan Qashqai 2009 2.0 Accenta smoke and flame
I had a new clutch installed in the car last week. 14kms later when I was entering the complex I noticed smoke coming from the engine. When I drove through the gate the clutch pedal went to the floor ...
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2004 Monte Carlo SS supercharged white smoke coming from engine
2004 Monte Carlo SS supercharged with 145k miles: I just replaced the upper intake manifold and supercharger gaskets...plus the oil pan and transmission oil pan and dipstick gaskets. I'm still ...
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BMW 328i 2012 black smoke from exhaust
I got my BMW recently where the previous owner did not drive the car for a while not less than 2 month but noticed when accelerating black smoke was coming out of the exhaust should this make me worry
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Four cycle engine with oil in gas. What should I do besides new spark plug?
Honda GC160 5.0 emits thick blue smoke. I used it several days when it came to a stop. Filled the tank with fresh (no mix) gas & it would not start. Bought & changed the old spark plug. After ...
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Too much oil; now white smoke [duplicate]
Ford Focus Sport SVT Manual 5 speed transmission. I think I put too much oil in my vehicle. When I started to drive it there was no issue. After about 10 minutes. I started to see a cloud of white ...
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