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Old 09-01-2014, 05:54 AM
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white smoke from exhaust and fuel smell. help anyone ?

Everytime I speed up the white smoke comes out of my exhaust . Also when I'm idle it does the same thing.anyone know anything ?
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:11 AM
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Welcome to Driver!

With your car running after it's warmed up is there moisture dripping from your exhaust? White smoke generally means a blown head gasket! Check your oil for water and your radiator fluid for oil. Hope this gives you some idea of what's causing the white smoke...Gary
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:04 PM
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no moisture is dropping from exhaust.

what's the difference between white / blue smoke. I seen some blue during the day time.
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:07 PM
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White smoke = coolant, blue smoke = oil.

Check your exhaust pipes for black reside and also check your oil levels regularly.
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:10 PM
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how expensive could those fixes be?

And where is the best place to get by g35 looked,at in the inland empire ?
 
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Might as well get a new motor, that's how expensive.

And 99 cents.
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:29 PM
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okay .

But how much is the price of a new motor for a 2004 infinity G35 coupe .and where is the best place to get it serviced.
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by G35richard.
what's the difference between white / blue smoke. I seen some blue during the day time.
Thanks for the information up date! So did you check your tail pipe for water? It could still be a blown head gasket if there's water in your oil! If you're not going to take our advice why post here? Go to the SoCal page, at the top there's a list of "Recommended shops" in your area. Those shops wouldn't be there if they didn't do excellent work. Stay away from the Stealerships unless you have extremely deep pockets!
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:53 PM
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thank you .

How long do you think my car will keep running like this .
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by G35richard.
How long do you think my car will keep running like this .
Put Bar's Leak in the radiator. Drove my old truck 2 years with a cracked head after putting that in. Haha easiest two yrs I ever borrowed.
 
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Old 09-02-2014, 06:59 PM
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my break drums are rusted what do I do?

2004 G35 coupe. How bad is it to run my car on these drums
 
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You don't have drums. You have rotors. And not that bad. They just ruin the pads
 
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Old 09-02-2014, 07:59 PM
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As I'm sure you've been told, white smoke it's coolant.
And the fuel smell means an intake manifold or head gasket is to blame.
If it's a leak somewhere in the manifold, no sweat. New intake and your done.
If it's the gasket, new motor. Not because there's even anything wrong w the motor
per say. It could be a $50 head gaskets fault. But if you dig into a motor that far,
you might as well rebuild.

But think of it like this. How great would your peace of mind be with a rebuilt motor? Pretty great right ? So I hope it's the cheap one but if not, that new motor will always be cheaper than buying another car comparable to the G.
 

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yur engine is done
 
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Old 09-06-2014, 01:17 AM
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what does it mean if there is black residue on my exhaust pipes?

2004 G35 coupe
 

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