Guest Grits Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 Is it normal for a 95' Eclipse N/T to have smoke comming out of your exhaust it has 106K miles on it, Will it fix it if i get a cat-back for it or what do i need to do. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nevarmore Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 Uhmm, the exhaust is there for smoke to come out, hehe. Anything other than regular exhaust-type smoke indicates a problem in the engine. Blackish-blue smoke means that oil is burning, probably piston rings. White smoke means coolant is getting into the chamber, head gaskets or a cracked head. Check your fluids, especially oil and coolant. If one is low, has an odd color, odd smell, or odd viscosity it can help pinpoint the problem. This will not be fixed with a new exhaust, it's a sign of a problem in the engine. It could be something simple and minor that can be adjusted for by adding fluids or it could be something major that neccesitates tearing the engine apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grits Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 When i accelrate a puff of white smoke comes out and then when you look in my rear view mirrow you can see the smoke come out and that is a grey color. So white smoke comes out first then the grey smoke comes out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nevarmore Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Originally posted by Importguy85: When i accelrate a puff of white smoke comes out and then when you look in my rear view mirrow you can see the smoke come out and that is a grey color. So white smoke comes out first then the grey smoke comes out White? Probably coolant getting in there somehow. At the very least keep an eye on your coolant level and color if it drops significantly or changes color bad things are brewing. You should also have your mechanic or rent the tool to do a compression test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 year white smoke coolent, if you realy want gimme a pm i could throw a comression test pump on it would take all of 5 minuts to see if you have a coolent leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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