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(Message started by: bulldog on Apr 4^th, 2008, 3:56pm)

Title: got another problem
Post by bulldog on Apr 4^th, 2008, 3:56pm

white smoke from exhaust.even when hot?

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 4^th, 2008, 4:01pm

on 04/04/08 at 15:56:06, bulldog wrote:

white smoke from exhaust.even when hot?

head gasket? is there any white cream on the oil cap or dip stick?

when you say hot, how long has it been running for (miles)? outside temp, etc?

hth

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by bulldog on Apr 5^th, 2008, 11:57am

the white smoke starts at turnover,temp guage doesnt move never overheats.

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by peteHull on Apr 5^th, 2008, 10:27pm

on 04/05/08 at 11:57:34, bulldog wrote:

the white smoke starts at turnover,temp guage doesnt move never overheats.

It will do when it gets worse... :-/

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Apr 5^th, 2008, 11:08pm

I always thought white smoke was auto transmission fluid being sucked into the engine and burnt ???

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by amigafan2003 on Apr 5^th, 2008, 11:15pm

As far as I know there is no way auto fluid can get into the combustion chambers - unless the radiator fails the the head gasket fails resulting in a mix of coolant and auto fluid getting burnt.

So either way, it pointas to a head gasket failiure.

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by peteHull on Apr 5^th, 2008, 11:59pm

Mine went while flying at 85 on the M5 near tewkesbury, cost me 2 grand....

The white smoke (steam) enshrouded the full mway....

:-X

Pete

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by Snoopy on Apr 6^th, 2008, 8:05am

There is if it is a 12v the valve on the vacum side of the 12v's gear box can fail and suck ATF into the intake

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Apr 6^th, 2008, 4:45pm

on 04/06/08 at 08:05:57, Snoopy wrote:

There is if it is a 12v the valve on the vacum side of the 12v's gear box can fail and suck ATF into the intake

Yeah - right on Snoopy, that's what I meant.
The vacuum diaphram can 'pinhole' and ATF get sucked up into the engine intake. Apparently doesn't take too long to empty the 'box and cause terminal damage.
Happened to me on a Mk2 Granada 2.8 Ghia - thankfully got it sorted before anything serious happened.

Title: Re: got another problem
Post by tintin on Apr 7^th, 2008, 2:49pm

i had an episode with white smoke, and juddering power. smoked more the hotter it got. garage wrote it off as head gasket. turns out it was a spark plug breaking down (new one as well!). one new spark plug cured it. best check all sparks/leads.

hope this helps,