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Old 10-16-2005, 08:13 PM   #1
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Caught the smoke!

After many attempts, I finally caught the smoke from startup on camera. This was after a week of not driving it (out of town). I thought it was a cool picture.
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Old 10-16-2005, 08:19 PM   #2
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My car does that too. Not as quite as much smoke
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Old 10-17-2005, 05:28 AM   #3
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Thats awesome

Mine only smokes if its been sitting for a few days... I wonder what the people in my garage think..

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Old 10-17-2005, 07:09 AM   #4
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The same in mine, but about 3X the smoke when the oil separator fritzed on me.
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Old 10-17-2005, 09:10 AM   #5
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Hi there - picked up a new 2005 the week before last, and have been too busy enjoying it to say hello.

I noticed this morning this smoke issue, after it was parked all weekend. Good timing I guess.

Is this normal for this car? Seems to be common, and I know they use oil, so I figure it's probably ok. That true?
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Old 10-17-2005, 10:26 AM   #6
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It's normal to have a small cloud of smoke, especially if it's been sitting awhile. A huge cloud (say one that would cover the entire back of the car) is not normal. Also, it is not normal to have smoke coming out of the exhaust after the engine is warm. That's a sign that something's wrong. I've never had a case where the Boxster "used" oil unless something was wrong.

I think MNBoxster (I believe that's who it was) explained it best when he said in the flat 6 engine, oil is trapped in the cylinder so at startup it blows a little smoke. Key word being "little".
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