Hey guys,

I just bought a g35x from 07 used. I noticed that occasionally, there is some steam or smoke coming from the front of my car. It is very minimal, and I think it may just be evaporation (I live in a cold place). I make sure to check the engine and the gauge does not show it overheating. Is this normal?

Also, I noticed that after I park the car after driving it around a bit (not necessarily too much, maybe even a mile), a little bit of smoke tends to continue to come out of the exhaust (mostly the right side) for quite a while after it's parked. I never checked what the longest it was, but I am pretty sure it comes out for at least 5-10 minutes after parking, possibly more. Is this normal?

I know this is all very **** of me and it's probably fine, but I just wanted to double check. Thanks!

 

it depends...where do you live...how cold has it been?

i've never seen "smoke" or "evaporation" coming out of my exhaust after I shut my car off. I dunno if I've ever payed attention to it either though.

 

Not ridiculously cold, around 30-40 degrees. But it's not like a lot of smoke/steam coming out. It's like when they show some smoke comign off a gun after it is shot--like that but out the exhaust and for some time after stopping.

 

From your exhaust, if it's white smoke, then it's probably nothing to worry about. If it's black, you might have oil leak somewhere. ...

From front, if there was some oil spill (that happens alot, if you don't use cone), or even coolant over fill, they would eventually go away in next few days. If the smoke keeps on coming fron the front, I would be concerned, and start looking for any leak (most likely something's leaking and burning/evaporating, if it continues )

Good luck!