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Old 03-16-2008, 12:16 AM
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ok i noticed a couple times that i seen at a light or just stoped idleing that if im there for a couple of minutes that white smoke will kind of pour of the the tail pipe. ill drive away andstop and its ok.is this normal? my car is stock, any idea why its doing this?
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 12:38 AM
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how many miles are on it? and have you ever replaced the headgasket... if i'm not mistaken i believe white smoke is a sign of a bad headgasket
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 01:52 AM
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Smoke or steam? Its very common to have clouds of steam from the exhaust when cold.
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 08:13 AM
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it has 120,000 miles on it. it doesnt do it alot, i noticed that it happended maybe 4 times in the last 6 months. and like i said it will do it after a few minutes stoped and when i take off, it goes away. and the car is warmed up when this happens
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 10:50 AM
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it might just be a random rich situation. The 02 sensor could possibly be going or getting bad signals or something like that. I wouldnt worry about it
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 11:28 AM
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I honestly think its a little condensation
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 02:23 PM
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Alright. im probably going to put new O2 sensors when i get the money because not sure when the last time they were changed out.
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 02:36 PM
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is the check engine light on? if so then take it to autozone or advance and get it checked, if notthen it's probably not an o2 sensor
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 05:21 PM
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nope no o2 sensor
 
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