What does it mean when smoke is coming from your hood?
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.
Why is there no steam coming from the hood?
You would have to have a helper look under the hood while you hold the brakes on and put the transmission in drive with the engine running. The brake fluid likely won’t leak through a pinhole leak unless you’re pressing the brake pedal. Either of those would explain why there’s no smoke / steam while the car isn’t moving.
What causes white smoke coming from the hood of a car?
White smoke coming from hood of car not overheating is a common issue in older engines. The oil filler cap in almost all the engines releases a faint whiff of smoke, which is a residue of the burnt fuel inside the engine.
What happens if you have a car smoking under the hood?
In most cases, smoking coming from under the hood is not a major issue. However, you have to be careful and follow some rules to keep it that way. The smoking problem may cause showing low pressure in the oil gauge or lighting up the oil pressure indicator. If that happens, don’t keep driving the car.
Where did the smoke come from in my car?
Upon closer investigation it seemed the smoke/steam was coming from the back passenger side of the engine (right next to the oil checker thing). I checked the oil levels and they’re fine. I have no idea what the problem was as it just came up out of the blue. Ideas? Did the oil look odd at all? Goopy? Bubbles? It could be a lot of things…
You would have to have a helper look under the hood while you hold the brakes on and put the transmission in drive with the engine running. The brake fluid likely won’t leak through a pinhole leak unless you’re pressing the brake pedal. Either of those would explain why there’s no smoke / steam while the car isn’t moving.
White smoke coming from hood of car not overheating is a common issue in older engines. The oil filler cap in almost all the engines releases a faint whiff of smoke, which is a residue of the burnt fuel inside the engine.
In most cases, smoking coming from under the hood is not a major issue. However, you have to be careful and follow some rules to keep it that way. The smoking problem may cause showing low pressure in the oil gauge or lighting up the oil pressure indicator. If that happens, don’t keep driving the car.
Upon closer investigation it seemed the smoke/steam was coming from the back passenger side of the engine (right next to the oil checker thing). I checked the oil levels and they’re fine. I have no idea what the problem was as it just came up out of the blue. Ideas? Did the oil look odd at all? Goopy? Bubbles? It could be a lot of things…