What are some reasons that the car will start smoking?

Answer 1

Smoking all the time is probably the piston rings. Smoking when you first start it is probably the valve seals. Smoke may be coolant and not oil which would mean a head gasket, cracked head or block.

What color smoke makes a difference. Black smoke, to much fuel (flooding). Blue smoke, engine oil. White smoke, engine coolant.

Answer 2

White smoke from the exhaust indicates coolant is entering the combustion chamber and normally is a symptom of a blown head gasket or cracked head. Blue smoke indicates the engine is burning oil, and can mean worn rings, or if it only smokes at startup, worn valve seals. Black smoke indicates an overly rich fuel/air mixture.

Answer 3

There are four reasons why your car may be smoking from the tailpipe. You may have too much oil in the engine or your engine oil may be leaking into the combustion chamber of the motor. You could also have a leaking valve or a blown head gasket. You may need to take it to a licensed mechanic for repairs.

Answer 4

My car isn't smoking, but if yours is it would indicate that it is burning oil. You may have to stop at a gas station and fill up the oil and check the gas.

My first guess would be valve seals.

If there is white smoke on startup it could be that the feul mixture is too rich on startup, that is for gasoline /petrol engines in a diesel engine it could be from a low grade diesel ir faulty injectors

Sorry, white smoke is oil, black smoke would be too much gas.

white smoke could also be water, but it would heed to warm up some before you see that.

Answer 5

The color of the smoke will help determine the source. Blue smoke means your burning oil from worn rings or bad valve seals. Black smoke means the engine is flooding with gasoline. White smoke means engine coolant is entering the combustion chamber usually from a bad head gasket and or a cracked head.

Answer 6

It may be engine overheating in which case the engine is probably destroyed, or your car may be burning oil, or oil got spilled near the engine and is smoking.

Answer 7

when a vehicle starts to smoke it usually means it is burning oil. it starts burning oil because oil is bypassing the rings around your vehicles piston(s).