white smoke!

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Originally Posted by hisoka

get someone to rev the car and you stand behind it, when he revs does the smoke dissappear.

could be a cleaner as someone said. but could be the start of many more problems.

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It's coming from the header piping, not the exhaust tip.

sorry lol late nights of study.

sounds like a leak to me from the headers.

sounds like a shoty cylinder to me. same thing happened to a wrx i was working on.

it shouldn't be a shoty cylinder though? car was fine before he put the aftermarket headers on

I'd reckon it was just WD40 or similar that he used before loosening the bolts off.

It may be some residue on the outside of the headers which is being burnt as the headers get hot. Can you see it coming from a certain area (near the collectors) or is all over?

lol at some of these comments. as some already mentioned it cud be a cleaner or wd40 burning off that the previous owner applied. did u use a gasket sealant? that stuff burns off too for a few k's. dont stress and just drive it.

im having a look tonight as i just got home from work! the white smoke smells like burnt plastic or fumes. When the engine starts nothing is there but when reved it starts to come out from the two joints of the pipping. Im hoping its just dirty oil in the headers or cleaner on the surface of it. If it is how long will the smoke go away?

thanks for the help guys btw..

aiight after i warmed my car, i left the engine on and reved it a couple of times then the white smoke disappeared =]!could have been some cleaning stuff the guy used before he sold it to me. i will check it agen later when the car is fully warmed down if the smoke is still there.

but after it was warmed down. after i rev the car smoke comes out of the exhaust =S! (btw my muffler is not put it on properly as i lost the springs for the bolts)
is it because theres smoke cause the muffler is not connected properly? or is it because it just rained and yeah lol need to b warmed down

last ques. if i have a broken cylinder will my car be making this sound?
this is the sound of my car atm..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ_BttpeVdw

if u had a messed cylinder, u will definately notice a massive drop in power!

sounds normal to me, although sounds like ur tappets may need adjusting..

sounds like one of ure belts is tearing, but hard to tell. sounds pretty normal apart from that.

yesss...no more white smoke from headers!it wasjust prob some cleanser the guy used to clean it!car is running ok now lol!thanks for the help and for your time guys!

cheers!