Thread 28551334

>white smoke from the exhaust
is my engine fucked?

>>28551334 (OP)
Yep. make sure its not just water vapor though.

When humid and cold my car makes like a fogger.
No oil in that, it's all steam.

>>28551334 (OP)
>white smoke from the exhaust

If it is a damaged head gasket , repair it QUICKLY.

How can you see if smoke is coming out from the exhaust of your car?

>>28551477
Look at it

>>28551479
How? You're in the driver's seat when the car is running which is when smoke would come out.

>>28551477
If you sit inside and see clouds behind your car then it is probably your car making them.
When I hear Pshhh Pshhh then it is probably me.

>>28551488
Engage the parking brake and get out

>>28551334 (OP)
White smoke is a sign of water in the exhaust. Could be condensation from short trips if it goes away quickly, but if it's a consistent thing then there's a good chance you got coolant getting into the cylinders somehow.
Basically it could be anything from a total nothingburger to a fucked headgasket.

>>28551334 (OP)
If it happens just as the car starts in chilly weather, could just be a little water vapor that's condensed into the tailpipe.
If it happens after the engine's warmed up and gets worse from there, your gasket is probably fucked.

>>28551497
Dude should start to look for mayo at that point.

>>28551495
So if it doesn't happen while idling you're good?

>>28551532
put a camera behind and rev the car

>>28551509
Oh yeah, definitely pull the oil filler cap and look in there.

>>28551334 (OP)
Also OP, if you can get your hands on a borescope, pull the sparkplugs and check the pistons. Normally you'd expect to see a bit of carbon/grime on there in an older car, but water basically steam cleans the pistons so if one is suspiciously clean there's a good chance you've got a blown headgasket leaking into that cylinder.

OP, open the radiator cap when the car is completely cold and shine a light in there.
If it looks homogenous and a normal coolant color, it probably isn't the head gasket. If it looks brown, slurry, and goopy your gasket is fucked.

>>28551334 (OP)
Check the oil dipstick for the forbidden milkshake.
Check the radiator for the forbidden peanut butter.
Hopefully it's just a head gasket, but if it's been going on for a while the engine castings could be warped, in which case, yeah. It's borked.

It's just condensation, don't worry about it.