Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 3084645)

Raj, post a video.

If it's WHITE and not CLOUDS, like just some white smoke, it's usually gonna be ok.


It its BLUE and/or CLOUDS. It's your head gasket or oil burning

Originally Posted by rajmangal7 (Post 3084646)

How do I post a video on here De?


-Raj

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 3084647)

Upload to YouTube. There's like a way of posting videos or whatever...



FB me the link once you do, I'll then post it here

Originally Posted by MJB (Post 3084651)

Have you changed the oil yet? I would check to see if you have any water in it. Usually if you are burning coolant, you'll be able to tell by the smell of the exhaust. Although usually it will idle like sh!t, if not misfire

Originally Posted by MJB (Post 3084651)

Have you changed the oil yet? I would check to see if you have any water in it. Usually if you are burning coolant, you'll be able to tell by the smell of the exhaust. Although usually it will idle like sh!t, if not misfire

Originally Posted by rajmangal7 (Post 3084653)

If i am burning coolant is that bad?

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 3084660)

That looks really excessive even for 2 years.

personally I cant tell on the video of it's blueish from oil burning. If it's oil, and it happens more than this one time, you have an oil leak. If it's not blue and it does it more than once... Coolant.

Originally Posted by rajmangal7 (Post 3084664)

The coolant was also low. I forgot to mention that. I topped it off, the oil was about 2.5qts low. When i changed the oil and put fresh fuel, the smoke was gone, 30 seconds later it came back. It smelled like exhaust personally in person.

Originally Posted by chops (Post 3084665)

imo, its a gonner.

Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 354750)

Ummm..It's Cold out! Hot air (car) meeting cold air (exhaust) = Vapor

Originally Posted by CBRich (Post 354751)

What you are seeing is simply condensation inside the exhaust turning into vapor from the heat.

Mod beat me to it.

Originally Posted by OldGuy (Post 354743)

If I start my Z when it's not been driven overnight or longer, clouds of white smoke (vapor) are emitted from both tailpipes as it idles during warm-up. I'm sure it's not oil burning and it seems to diminish when the car has warmed up. I assume this is nothing to worry about but can someone explain what is happening to cause this and reassure me that its not harming the car? The car has 399 miles on it.