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Smoke under bonnet

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  • 31-12-2014 5:03pm
    #1
    hungryharry
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    As I was driving today a large blast of white smoke came from under the bonnet of my car.I had just drove into a large puddle of water and am hoping that it splashed up onto hot engine that caused it. I drove it home a few more miles no problems, its just nothing like this ever happened me before and it wasn't overheating according to dash gauge. Has this ever happened to anyone??The car is a Mondeo and is only 3 years old.


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    I reckon your suspicion is correct, and it was just water hitting the manifold/engine. But no harm to check your levels (coolant, washer etc) to see if there's anything amiss.


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    JohnBoy26
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    Steam from the splashed water hitting the hot engine, radiator or exhaust.


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    Cedrus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Cedrus


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    I reckon your suspicion is correct, and it was just water hitting the manifold/engine. But no harm to check your levels (coolant, washer etc) to see if there's anything amiss.

    +1
    Also check your electrics, the "white smoke" was most likely steam, but if it was smoke, the white kind is (in my experience) always electrical.


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    dr.fuzzenstein
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    Cedrus wrote: »
    +1
    Also check your electrics, the "white smoke" was most likely steam, but if it was smoke, the white kind is (in my experience) always electrical.

    Usually accompanied by a very distinctive smell.
    So if there was no smell of burning electric components, it should be OK. But always worth checking anyway.


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    greasepalm
    Registered Users Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    agreed puddle and splash followed by stain on seat,also checking instrument on dash like a temp guage if fitted and remove junk stored there.


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    Cedrus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Cedrus


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Usually accompanied by a very distinctive smell.
    So if there was no smell of burning electric components, it should be OK. But always worth checking anyway.

    Yes.
    Yes.
    Yes.

    And thus we learn.


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    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Cedrus wrote: »
    Yes.
    Yes.
    Yes.

    And thus we learn.

    I know that smell very well. With electrics you live and learn. ;)


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