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Old Jun 3, 2016 | 08:26 AM
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88 firebird 305 quadrajet 700r4, was doing a high speed run the other day vs this little HHR , I was doing 95-100, pedal mostly to the metal, rpms were up but not sure exact numbers as no tach. I was on the throttle hard (was catching that damn HHR lol) and I look in my rearview to all the sudden see a HUGE cloud of white (oil for sure) smoke behind me so I let off throttle and smoke stops pouring out of my exhaust. I thought I blew the motor but I pulled off the highway and by that time there was no more smoke . I checked my oil and everything was fine. Drove fine ever since , no smoke no ticking no knocking. It was just real odd how that happened, has this happened to anyone else?
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Old Jun 3, 2016 | 09:16 AM
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Car: '86 Bird, 96 ImpalaSS, 98 C1500XCab
Engine: LG4, LT1, L31
Transmission: 700R4, 4L60E, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.73 Tors, 4.88 spool, 3.73 Eaton
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Is your trans fluid over-filled? It can push out the vent tube at high rpm / high temp and land on your exhaust.
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 04:46 PM
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Trans fluid proper level, it for sure was off of the exhaust and was oil I just wonder why it did that.
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 11:09 PM
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Re: Smoke cloud

white smoke is coolant blue is oil could you smell it
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 11:39 PM
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Re: Smoke cloud

Careful you didn't blow a head gasket? White smoke is usually coolant as posted above. It may have let the gasket go at high RPM causing coolant to run into the exhaust.
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Old Jun 5, 2016 | 11:18 PM
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Yes it was oil whitish with blue tinge, looking like a 2 stroke, I am familiar with the differences between oil and coolant, but oil is fine coolant fine this is about 3 weeks later guess just a weird anomaly
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