Is smoke on startup normal?
It may look like white smoke. That is normal just like how you breathe out on a cold day and it looks like you are smoking. If the smoke appears on a hot day, however, or every time you start the car then something is amiss. Give your car immediate attention to avoid costlier repairs.
What would cause an engine to smoke?
The most common cause of smoke under the hood is small amounts of motor oil or other fluids accidentally spilled or leaking from a bad gasket or seal onto a hot engine or the exhaust system. Those other fluids may include engine coolant, power steering, brake and transmission fluid, even window washer solvent.
Will fuel injector cleaner cause smoke?
To much injector cleaner can cause smoking at hot idle.
What causes white smoke from exhaust on startup?
1 A bad, warped or cracked cylinder head. 2 Failed or Faulty Head gasket 3 A cracked, Fractured or Bad engine block
What causes blue smoke when you blow a turbo?
Blue smoke will suddenly appear in a big cloud if your car blows a Turbo. A blown turbo is either the turbo casing has damaged or a broken oil seal in the Turbo. In both cases they let oil into the intake of the engine. 4. Blue Smoke Comes With Transmission Fluid Loss
Why do I have smoke coming out of my engine?
Exhaust smoke is the left over burned fuel and air mixture that comes from a combustion engine. There are mainly only three different colors of smoke that you will see coming out of the engine. You can see different variations of the colors, but the main colors are Blue, White, and Black.
What to do if your lawn mower is blowing Blue Smoke?
Not all engines have a sump plug so if you cannot find it go to step two. Remember to access under the mower by lifting the front wheels up, not by flipping the mower on its side. (you don’t want to compound the problem). In most cases, you will need to remove the blades.