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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:18 PM
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my car started smokin when i accelerate today. i checked the oil and it was fine. what might it be? and what do i have to do fix it.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:27 PM
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That will depend on the color of the smoke...
Blue= oil I believe
Black=running rich
white= blown head gasket

one time I had a real bad tranny leak and it would smoke worse upon acceleration, but I forget the color of the smoke.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:29 PM
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when was the last time u put oil or trans fluid in your car cuz if its recently u might have spilled some of it and it might b burning off still ...... and where is the smoke coming from?
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:29 PM
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its blue smoke. i really need to know what to do, cuz i gotta drive the car for w few years still.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Car: 91 z28
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its commin from the exhaust pipes
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:35 PM
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white=blown head gasket? cuz every morning i start it adn i get a blue or white smoke for a second...... lol im a psycho with my car....esp since it just BROKE. f'in peice
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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well you are burning oil....... hmmm get an oil change and change some of your filters.... trans filter...oil filter(obviously)....... fuel filter.... and see what happens from there..... and use 10w-40 oil...... its much better for the car than 5w-30. make your oil filter a fram. and get royal purple racing oil its great stuff.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:44 PM
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thanks ill try that. ill do it this weekend. il llet ya know if it stops.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 08:52 PM
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A little bit of blue smoke at start up is valve seals.

Blue smoke during acceleration is bad piston rings.
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