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Typically a leak. Either you're leaking oil onto the exhaust manifold or possibly coolant. The exhaust manifold gets very hot and any oil that drips or flows to the exhaust manifold will boil off and produce smoke, much like an overheated frypan with grease in it. Note that it is possible that the oil can catch fire and cause some serious damage to the engine. You should take care of the leak as soon as possible. Alternatively, you could just go to the manual car wash and use the high pressure system to clean the engine compartment and get all of that oil out of there. It COULD be blowby, but that would need to be some pretty serious blowby.
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Sweet smelling smoke is coming from under the hood of your car what could cause this?
Probably a coolant leak.
If i spilled oil while putting it my car can it cause my car to smoke under the hood?
Yes It should all burn off eventualy.
What could cause smoke to derail from the hood of your car after a minor car collision?
could be steam from a leak caused by the accident in the coolant system or smoke from a transmission cooler leak they are both up in the front of the car.
What causes a car to make white smoke from under the hood?
white smoke can be either your car overheating, or smoke from an electrical issue
What would the cause be of white smoke coming from under the hood of a 2003 Ford Focus SE?
The car could be overheating or have a coolant leak.
My car starts to smoke under the hood on the driver's side. What may be the cause of this?
Oil leak? Valve cover gasket? Power steering pump?
What would cause an oil leak near your belts and cause your car 2000 Taurus to smoke under the hood and wheel well?
oil filter oil leaking on to exhuast pipe and burning
Can bad spark plugs cause smoking from under the hood of a car?
Not likely. Smoke from under the hood denotes a leak. Either your coolant or oil is leaking. White, thick smoke is oil. Could just be a gasket. Thinner hazy smoke is coolant. Check your hoses. Look for fluids/wet spots. Bad plugs can missfire, and make your exhaust smoke.
What cause the hyundia gls 1999 to smoke after the car is turned off?
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2000 Town Country where is the horn located?
In front of driver-side front tire, locate from beneath the car (not visible from the hood)
Where is the fuel filter located on a 1994 Honda Civic LX?
under the hood on the passenger side of the car right next to the battery its mounted on the firewall area right beneath the hood
Why is car not over heating but whitegray smoke is coming out from under hood?
White or gray smoke coming out from under the hood of a car could be the result of a small water leak spraying water on a hot engine. A running engine is naturally hot enough to create steam when water hits it.
