My car smokes after 2 cold starts in a row

[J Tinsby]

Originally Posted by Dale_K

Any ideas what causes this and whether I should worry about it?

If the smoke is blueish in color it's oil, if it's black it's unburned fuel.

I do not agree with the assessment that "Engine smoke is almost always related to oil in some way." Not so.

Don't worry about it unless it smokes ALL the time when warmed up and driving.. then you need to start looking for things to replace or repair.

Regards

[Dale_K]

Thanks for the info on the cold start sequence. I'm sure I ran the car less than 30 seconds when I backed it up 3 feet in the garage to make room for the Harley. The car is smoke free on a cold start if I park it in a fully warmed up condition and I don't think the smoke I'm seeing is 100% oil.

It seems some other owners see a similar condition but not everybody. My oil cap doesn't have excessive vacuum, which makes me think the AOS is OK. I'm not going to obsess about it. Maybe somebody else will figure it out on their car.