white smoke out of tail pipe

[EastBayStang98]

i noticed that everytime my car is at idle, when the engine is all warmed up that i get white smoke comming out of my tail pipes. theres none while the car is in motion just when its idling. what could it be?

 

[eliyarbrough]

Are you losing any oil? I have no idea, just thought of this.

 

[EastBayStang98]

no im not burning or losing oil

 

[eliyarbrough]

Huh, that's all I've got! I tried.

 

[SRT Handz]

you loosing coolant? carefully monitor you coolant levels because this is a sign of headgasket failure

 

[CC'S95GT]

if your not losing any fluids. maybe it's because it's winter. and it's the regular condensation that comes out of the pipes when it's cool

 

[EastBayStang98]

thanks guys and no im not losing any coolant or other liquids

 

[Fets]

It's a condensation

 

[fastgtfairlane]

if it was coolant you would be able to smell it

 

[2slo95fiveoh]

if it was coolant you would be able to smell it

X2. 99% of the time, white smoke is an indication of coolant entering the combustion chamber, and bluish colored smoke
is an indication of excess oil entering the combustion chamber. If there are no strange smells present, i would say more than
likey that it is normal condensation from the colder winter months. Although, if you are very worried about it, i would pressure
test your cooling system.

 

[EastBayStang98]

thanks guys

 

[neris]

^^ its funny cuz i was about to post the same thing!

 

[mppaintball]

my car is doing that and it is very slowly loosing coolant. So where do i go to get a pressure test on the cooling system?

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Condensation will last for up to 20-30 minutes, longer if it's really cold.

 

[CC'S95GT]

my car is doing that and it is very slowly loosing coolant. So where do i go to get a pressure test on the cooling system?

ck to see if az will rent you a radiator pressure tester. or buy one (not to expensive) or any garage would be able to do it for ya. that will just show you where the leaks are but not if you have a prob with a head gasket.

 

[caseypayne69]

Could be your valves going bad and oil getting past them into the combustion chamber, or your piston rings going bad letting oil by it. My car has 240k miles and it smokes like crazy when I get on it after idle. I mean I've covered a car behind me before.

 

[CC'S95GT]

valves seals going bad would cause blueish smoke not white.

 

[caseypayne69]

Guess my piston rings are bad then lol.

 

[CC'S95GT]

rings and valve seals both can cause black smoke. typically smoke from from vlv seals goes away after the eng has warmed and the seals swell from the heat. bad rings blow all the time

 

[BLCKSTNG96]

your sure its actually white?