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A lot of white smoke coming from exhaust when i start car

  • 03-06-2010 4:25pm
    #1
    BlueDragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭


    When i start my car there is a ridiculas amount of white smoke coming from the exhaust so much that i could not see anything behind me until it clears
    Can anyone tell me why this is so?
    My coolant level drops about every 2 days i thought there was a leek but someone said it could be mixing with somerthing to come out the tail pipe?
    Is it bad to keep drivign on this because i have no other mode of transport
    Thanks a lot


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  • #2
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    BlueDragon wrote: »
    When i start my car there is a ridiculas amount of white smoke coming from the exhaust so much that i could not see anything behind me until it clears
    Can anyone tell me why this is so?
    My coolant level drops about every 2 days i thought there was a leek but someone said it could be mixing with somerthign to coming out the tail pipe?
    Is it bad to keep drivign on this because i have no other mode of transport
    Thanks a lot

    What car is it? Sounds like your head gasket is blown. Get it to a garage and don't let it overheat on the way. If you keep driving a blown head gasket the engine will destroy itself.

    (Is it me or are there lots of coolant problems on Motors lately?)


  • #3
    BlueDragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭BlueDragon


    Will it cost a lot to find out if its blown or not?
    Its an 99 audi a4


  • #4
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    BlueDragon wrote: »
    Will it cost a lot to find out if its blown or not?
    Its an 99 audi a4
    A compression test won't cost much and will tell if it's blown.


  • #5
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Tis either a head gasket, or they've chosen a new pope. I'm gonna go with option 1.


  • #6
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    BlueDragon wrote: »
    Will it cost a lot to find out if its blown or not?
    Its an 99 audi a4

    Didn't you get a new engine for the car a while back?


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  • #7
    BlueDragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭BlueDragon


    Yeah i did why? Would that have somethign to do with it?


  • #8
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    BlueDragon wrote: »
    Yeah i did why? Would that have somethign to do with it?
    How long ago? Was the engine rebuilt? I wouldn't be too happy if the HG went on an engine that i'd only recently had fitted.


  • #9
    BlueDragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭BlueDragon


    Just before christmas
    Would it be the new engines fault or the person that put the engine into my car?
    No i got it from an audi a3


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