Smoke Screen

[hmltnangel]

mines smokes white smoke for a good five to ten minutes most of the time - oil and water are fine. normal oil consumption but water is staying good. Just changed both about 7 weeks ago so i\'d notice any changes now!

[Spotlamp]

Mine\'s much the same.  If I let the old girl warm up herself without driving the white smoke normally clears after maybe 5 mins max.  If I drive her from cold, then it usually takes me about 2-3 minutes (only happens when cold or wet - never in summer).

Funny thing is that she\'s always been like it.  Pre and post rebuild (12 months ago) - at least she\'s consistant not like the other... no, won\'t go there... :p

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[Carl]

It is probably condensation because of the time of year.Most cars do it but the rotary seems to do it alot more.
Regards
Carl

[Col]

Just been though this mate, my started white smoking, flooding then a huge cloud of white smoke and that was the water seal going,

Do not what to scare you, but I have just been though it.

[<Daneh>]

mine smokes loads, especially in this cold weather. Almost none during the summer months, it can be worrying the amount of white smoke that gets expelled from the back of my motor.

[petemillis]

My 2.8 turbo diesel does it, and my KTM 2 stroke bike, and my Evo IV. In fact any vehicle I have ever owned in the last 20 years does it. It\'s just condensation steaming away. Engine gets hot when running, exhaust gets hot when running. When it all cools down you get condensation building up. H2O happens to be one of the by-products of combustion.

This is one of the easons why laying a car up for the winter isn\'t a good thing from a mechanical point of view. That condensation will just be sitting there gently encouraging the formation of rust on the bearings and inside the zorst. I\'ve seen it on a 2 stroke bike before that\'s been laid up for three months. The big end bearings rusted then ground themselves apart when it was started when the better weather came. The guy should have made sure he used a decent 2 stroke oil that would have clung to the bearings or at least sprayed a good load of WD40 into the engine.

[Iwan]

Carl is absolutely right!

The things about water seal is, when your car smokes bad even the car is warm or cold. Also starting on one rotor only is the best signe of damaged water seal (including lots of smoke when the second rotor comes "online" ).

It\'s cold outside You see any condensation much faster then in summer where less condensation hapen.

REgards
Iwan

[Ricco_04]

I have smoke too when car starts (well after about 15 secs) and all goes away when temp reaches normal.  No smoke in summer.

Whith the bit about white smoke when the second rotor comes online - I shouldn\'t think thats whats happening with moi is it? I have not had to put any water in since I ave had it and the level is still good?

[Carl]

Originally posted by Ricco_04
I have smoke too when car starts (well after about 15 secs) and all goes away when temp reaches normal.  No smoke in summer.

Whith the bit about white smoke when the second rotor comes online - I shouldn\'t think thats whats happening with moi is it? I have not had to put any water in since I ave had it and the level is still good?

A little blue smoke for around 15-30 seconds on startup is normal,the ECU injects a bit of extra oil into the engine on starting to help the seals.
Regards
Carl