Honda Accord 1996, new water pump/timing belt/oil change, smoke coming out from under the car and heats up?

Question

I just had my water pump/timing belt replaced and oil change. When the pump failed, white smoke was coming out, which I figured out to be coolant from the smell. Now there is smoke coming out from under the engine, which I believe to smell like oil. Also, the temperature gauge goes up to the halfway point when I am at a stoplight or idling. The highest I have ever seen it is at 1/3.

I had my car serviced by the dealership and I asked them. The man said its burning oil residue from the oil change and that it will burn away in a few days. Is this true? I have had my car worked on and oil changed for the past year at this dealership and have never had any smoke or other problems. What else could be going on? Worse case scenarios. Thanks everyone.

Answer 1

Yes it could be true that it is residue burning off. Changing the water pump is when the residue would have gotten there not the oil change. Either way if the mechanic says that's what it is you should be OK. Just keep an eye on your oil level and if it goes down to the point that you will have to add to it you should take it back to the mechanic and let him know. If you run it without oil it can destroy your engine. Hope I have been helpful.

Answer 2

I would check and see if your fans are BOTH working- if not,get them fixed-actually sounds like a combustion leak to me.bad news for you.to do a quick check before taking it to a shop,please try this== let the car sit overnight and get dead cold(important step)-in the morning,open the hood and check/fill the coolant and oil. then have an assistant start the engine while you squeeze the upper radiator hose. IF the hose gets hard as a rock or builds pressure rapidly within,you almost definitely have a combustion leak( head gasket cracked head block)... also possible that t-belt is not installed correctly- this will affectvalve and ignition timing and can cause an overheat condition.for those reasons. is the new oil discolored or have an appearance similar to a chocolate milkshake? if so,combustion leak there. if the fans are not operating(may take awhile to come on by themselves) try turning on the a/c-both fans MUST run with it on-if not a fan or oter electrical fault is present.( always losing cooling fan switch under the heter hose coming from the distribtor area on the head). check also that you have bled all the air out of the system- if you run a honda even a half-pint low on coolant it will overheat....???? they do! there should be a bleed screw right behind the distributor near the egr valve-requires a ratchet/breaker bar,a six inch extenson and a 12mm SIX POINT socket to perform the operation-simply open the screwand fill the radiator till coolant ONLY escapes from it. then tighten it gently before the coolant stops flowing from it...finish filling the rad as normall then.-there are a lot of things that can overheat a honda,too many to list here. Istill feel a combustion leak comin,though. good luck!!