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Old 04-12-2013, 06:11 AM
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white smoke

Just curious. i'm looking atg a 2010 g37s coupe, with 29,000 miles. when i start it up, white smoke comes out like a cloud. if you rev the motor up, it comes out again. any idea what that is? i'm thinking head gasket. any input would be great. thanks
 
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Old 04-12-2013, 02:44 PM
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is it cold? could be condensation.

Check under the oil cap, if it's milky, thick, etc. Anything other than what oil should look like.
 
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Old 04-15-2013, 06:48 AM
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well, bmw of honolulu took it to the infiniti dealer to find out. i'm almost positive that it is head gasket. thanks for the input
 
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too much oil
 
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Old 04-21-2013, 05:12 AM
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blown valve cover gasket
 
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Old 05-04-2014, 03:41 AM
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Sounds like a headgasket failure...awfully new car for headgasket failure...wow, abused heavily by previous owner or just horrible luck.
 
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White smoke = oil (rings)
Blue smoke = coolant (headgasket)

Is there soot (a dirty/sticky black layer) in your tail pipe?
 
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Other way around, white = coolant, which means headgaskets, or intake manifold gaskets in cars with coolant crossovers built into the manifold.

Blue smoke = oil, which is valve guides, valve stem seals, or rings
 

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Originally Posted by soloist3
Other way around, white = coolant, which means headgaskets, or intake manifold gaskets in cars with coolant crossovers built into the manifold.

Blue smoke = oil, which is valve guides, valve steam seals, or rings
That is correct.
 
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