I have a Lexus LS, everytime I start the car excessive amount of white smoke comes out of the exhaust. It only happens If I leave the car sitting there for more then 2 hours. Some say it can be water leaking, but all my water and anti freez are still in tack. So I really don't know.
2006-10-11 05:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by Kawa_OoKami 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Lexus
Your engine is getting old.
The white smoke you see is oil that runs down the valve stems past the hardened-by-age seals and worn guides into the combustion chamber where it is burned and becomes white smoke.
If this is the problem, you should only see the smoke at startup, and not for very long. If you have volumes of smoke for a long time after starting, then it would be coolant.
The way to tell the difference is in the smell of the smoke. If it smells like vapor of antifreeze, well, that's what it is, but if it smells like burnt oil, well it's that!
There's other possibilities, but they wouldn't apply if it's just at start up and no other time.
2006-10-11 05:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you have is a product of General Motors cloked as a foreign product. The products created by Toyota, AKA General Motors, are sludge mobiles. These cars all have problems with oil into the engines because of the design. The oiling passages are too small and the oil sludges up and doesn't lubricate the engine components properly. The valve guide seals wear out and coolent and water leaks into the combustion chambers mixing with the fuel. The white smoke is the byproduct coming out of the exhaust. Toyotas need to have preventative maintenance like oil changes every 3000 miles including oil filter with the right oil for the year and model, coolent flush and the right coolent for the model and year of the car and good gas. Your water and antifreeze may be at adequate levels now but you will see them decrease over time and then it will be too late for the engine because moisture in the engine destroys the engine and the engine components.
2006-10-11 05:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by lydia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your car for a full checkup. White smoke is comes out of the exhaust only when the engine oil leaks into the combustion chambers and gets burnt with the fuel. It is really bad for your engine, get it fixed fast.
2006-10-11 05:17:25 · answer #3 · answered by Fadhl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i'd check the engine. i brought a 90 honda prelude si from a private owner, and i had to replace the engine because of the white smoke. it comes from the engine.
2006-10-11 07:03:09 · answer #4 · answered by mrreid24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If coolant levels remain normal, I think you just have condensation in the exhaust system that is boiling off. :-)=
2006-10-11 05:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try http://ebay.com for manuals and http://google.com for websites about it :)
white smoke usually means a blown head gasket, and somethimes water won't stay in the radiator.
2006-10-11 05:17:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it might be thetype of gas or your fuel injectors
2006-10-11 06:34:36 · answer #7 · answered by Tampa Jo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't sound good
2006-10-11 05:27:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋