11-16-2006, 02:36 PM
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White smoke @ start of engine
I'm not sure if this has been ask here before..so here it is:
every morning when I start my Box (w/c is parked in the garage), there's a big white smoke coming out of the exhaust. Is that normal or something that I have to worry about 
*hey, jeff if you are reading this, include it in your prayer list 
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11-16-2006, 02:51 PM
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OMG! OMG! Your muffler bearing is going out! Don't worry, I'll buy your car off of you for $10k! 
Just kidding... It's normal for these cars to have some white smoke at start up. If by searching you can't find anything here with a lengthy explanation, go to the pca.org website and you'll find information under the tech Q&A.
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11-16-2006, 02:55 PM
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Having the white smoke at start-up is not normal if it happens "every morning". You need to search some old threads about the oil seperator problem. This is maybe your issue.
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11-16-2006, 03:01 PM
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also while ure down there, check the fluid level of your turnsignals
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11-16-2006, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by djomlas
also while ure down there, check the fluid level of your turnsignals |
the fluid level of the left signal is in the normal line but the right signal is below the normal level...do i have to worry about it 
hey, wait a minute...that's a water line in my turn signals....hehehehehe!
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11-16-2006, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bmussatti
Having the white smoke at start-up is not normal if it happens "every morning". You need to search some old threads about the oil seperator problem. This is maybe your issue.
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correction: I should have said, it happen twice this week! but If it start hapening "every morning", I'll remember this one. Thanks Bmus...
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11-16-2006, 03:59 PM
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unklekraker, here is a good link to an old thread about your question that was started by our in-house all-things-technical guru and defender of the free world Mr. Rail26!!!!!:
Caught the smoke!
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11-16-2006, 04:29 PM
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here is this thread also....I just did my OS
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11-16-2006, 04:39 PM
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thanks Jp and bmus for link to the old thread. I will observe it for the next few days and hopefully nothing serious or it won't go from $100 to replacing the whole engine probably the bearing on the exhaust needs to be lubricated, right sammy...hehehehehe! 
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11-17-2006, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by unklekraker
thanks Jp and bmus for link to the old thread. I will observe it for the next few days and hopefully nothing serious or it won't go from $100 to replacing the whole engine probably the bearing on the exhaust needs to be lubricated, right sammy...hehehehehe! |
If you would be so kind as to write up the procedure you use to lubricate the muffler bearings... I can't for the life of me find where they are at much less how to lubricate them???
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11-17-2006, 07:12 AM
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I believe they discuss lubricating muffler bearings over on another, well, less family-oriented web forum. Doh!
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11-17-2006, 07:15 AM
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****UPDATE*****
no white smoke this morning...wohoooo!
*before i put my key to the ignition this morning, i read the Porschefile Prayer by jeff 
sammy, let's just wait and see whou could answer our life long question and I think if Jim (MNBoxster) could read this, he will be in for a surprise. i could see him now saying "What in the world are these two talking about?" hahahahahahaha!
j/k, jim!
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