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Why does white smoke and burning smell come from the exhaust after an oil change?
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∙ 14y ago
You most likely overfilled with too much oil. That burning smell is your burning oil.
White smoke can be indicative of many things depending of where it is emitting from, but the fact that this only happened after your recent oil change almost certainly points to overfilling.
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What does blue smoke out the exhaust mean?
burning oil
What can cause blue smoke from the exhaust?
Burning oil
What causes blue smoke from exhaust?
Burning oil
How is pollution made?
from smoke from car, train exhaust, smoke from refuse burning
What causes grey smoke from your exhaust when idling?
Black smoke means you're burning fuel, blue smoke, you're burning oil, white smoke, you're burning coolant.
How do you get the smoke smell out of a car?
Find and fix exhaust leak
What does car smoke smell of?
It all depends if the car is running lean or rich, if its burning oil, if its burning coolant. a clean running car doesn't really have a strong smell. By the way, exhaust fumes are toxic. It contains carbon monoxide and it is highly toxic. So don't go around smelling car smoke.
What does a wildfire smell like?
smoke, bubblegum, and your mom
Can you tell your car is burning oil when you do an oil change?
You can tell this before an oil change. If you see blue smoke coming out the exhaust your engine is burning oil. If you're oil level is low and you have no oil leak your burning oil.
What could be causing white or gray smoke not steam to be coming from your exhaust and its got a funny burning smell to it?
Sounds like a bad head gasket allowing coolant to pass.
Why would smoke come out of the exhaust on a '92 Aerostar when accelerating and smell like gas when idling?
What color is the smoke? Black - running rich. Bluish - buring oil. White - burning coolant. When you smell the gas, it is inside or outside the minivan? Back of the car or near the front?
What does fire smoke smell like?
It would depend on what is burning.
