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Usually a puff of blue at start up means poor valve seals or loose valve guides.
Other symptoms depending on how bad it is are blue smoke under engine braking, like slowing from highway speed and when it gets bad Smoke at idle but not with the engine under load.
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2000 cammaro tailpipe smokes at first?
White smoke = Blown Head Gasket or cracked head. Black Smoke = Overly rich fuel/air mixture. Blue smoke = Oil burning. Blue smoke at startup usually means worn valve seals.
89 Mazda 323 smoking on startup?
White smoke when cold - normal condensation burning off Blue smoke when engine is at normal operating temperature - could be bad valve guides or seals.
What does blue smoke out the exhaust mean?
burning oil
1999 Dodge Intrepid smokes when started?
If it only smokes at startup and the smoke is blue this is normally a sign of worn valve seals or guides. White smoke is a symptom of blown head gasket. Black smoke is a symptom of overly rich fuel/air mixture.
After you start your 1992 Chevy Cheyenne the exhaust smoke is horrible what causes this?
Blue smoke at startup, that clears up within a few minutes is normally cause by worn valve seals. Blue smoke that continues is oil burning. Black smoke is fuel burning from an overly rich fuel mixture. White smoke is normal at startup, especially during the winter, but if it does not dissipate rapidly, it can be a sign of coolant entering the combustion chamber. If it is coolant, it will smell sweet, you will be loosing coolant, and this is a sign of serious trouble. Usually a blown head gasket or cracked/warped head. First is what you call smoke BLUE, BLACK, or like FOG or STEAM ??? Black smoke usually fuel Blue smoke usually oil Steam/Fog usually water or coolant Now , the big question is whats the cause? Flooding fuel injector?, Worn piston rings?, Blown head gaskets?
What does Shagonigei mean?
Shagonigei means little blue smoke
Why does my riding mower produce blue smoke while mowing?
Blue smoke means oil is getting into the combustion chamber; usually mean worn out piston rings.
What does blue smoke mean when you rev engine?
Pcv valve needs changing
Why is your 1989 Mazda 626 smoking when you start?
White smoke that smells sweet, is coolant in the combustion chamber, normally caused by a cracked head or a blown head gasket Blue smoke, the engine is burning oil. Black smoke, the air/fuel mixture is too rich. A small amount of white smoke at startup, that goes away, in cold tempertures is normal.
What can cause a 2002 grand vitra to smoke blue?
Blue smoke means that you are burning oil through the exaust system and can mean anything form a head gasket to bad rings.
What does blue smoke out of tailpipe mean?
Engine oil is entering the combustion chamber(s) .
What is the duration of Blue Smoke?
The duration of Blue Smoke is 1.6 hours.
