White Smoke on Startup

[johnk]

Originally Posted by Mccarlin

It's the head gasket if its the opposite, white smoke after the engine warms up, not on startup.

However, when the car sits and cools, coolant can be drawn into a cylinder or cylinders. If the leak is bad enough, not only will it blow white smoke/steam on startup, but it can hydrostatic lock the motor. As me how I know....

[SYNFULL]

I just had all the seals replaced with viton seals. I hope it isn't that. Also new gaskets. It only lasts for like 2 seconds and then it's gone. Is it possible that it's the water/meth? I think I read that it does prime when you turn the key on. I guess that's a question for Sean Roe.
Thanks

[Simms]

Originally Posted by SYNFULL

I just had all the seals replaced with viton seals. I hope it isn't that. Also new gaskets. It only lasts for like 2 seconds and then it's gone. Is it possible that it's the water/meth? I think I read that it does prime when you turn the key on. I guess that's a question for Sean Roe.
Thanks

It's just a quick little prime. I wouldn't think it would be enough to make the car smoke, but I could be wrong.

Any type of smell to the smoke?

[Steve-Indy]

I believe that one will find that Mobil 1 gives a whitish smoke vs. the blueish smoke of non-synthetics.

[TAXIMAN1]

head gasket.

[99 R/T 10]

Have you lost any radiator fluid?

[SYNFULL]

No, I just checked both spots. I put a white t-shirt over the pipes when I started it this morning. There was nothing on the shirt when I took removed it. Don't know exactly what that means?

[SoCal Rebell]

Is it an early 2000?

[dave6666]

Originally Posted by SYNFULL

No, I just checked both spots. I put a white t-shirt over the pipes when I started it this morning. There was nothing on the shirt when I took removed it. Don't know exactly what that means?

Well, the white t-shirt wasn't entirely the right tool, but if it was black it would have told you you're running rich.

Don't think you're investigating black smoke right now.

The t-shirt is too porous/wrong color to catch anything else. That's why I suggested cardboard. Like maybe the brown corrugated kind. You might have to have someone hold it for you while the car is started, or tape it to something to hold it.

And if the white smoke only lasts a few seconds, you'll need to be moving quick to see if anything splattered on it like water vapor etc. The hot exhaust gas will dry it if it gets wet very quickly.

Might best be a 2 man job.

The mention of smell was also a good one. Burning oil and water vapors ain't the same when it comes to a sniff test.

Once again, might need someone standing back there when the car is started to catch a quickie whiff.