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Wrx white smoke on start up


J CHILN

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Hey all, 

 

over the weekend I had my baffled sump put on as well as the oil and filter replaced with the Motul oil I always have used. 

 

I was surprised when I picked the car up from my mechanic I started it and it had some white smoke coming from the exhaust. I haven’t seen this before and by the time I backed out the driveway and drove a few metres it had stopped. 

 

I gave the car some boost on the way home and it didn’t smoke under load. I have parked the car up and will attempt to start it again in a day or so to see if it continues. 

 

Any ideas? Thought overfill potentially but it’s on the top dot. And it’s only done 4,000 kms so surely can’t be valve seals. I could be over reacting but who knows 

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@GC8E2DD it smelt a little oily? But was pure white. The oil smell could have been from doing the sump swap as there was a oil spill and I think a bit was burning off engine. 

 

@Loren it was more than normal, not like that thin condensation that evaporates it lingered. Wasn’t like a cloud but definitely smoke. Don’t know what’s happening with the tag below but I can’t remove it ha ha 

 

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If it was thick white, probably overfueling, if I had to guess I would say that the car got started and driven about 3 metres several times (moving it around the workshop etc) and may have had a bit of excess fuel around the place?

 

Take it for a decent drive then have a look if it happens the next day.

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@boon that is exactly what my mechanic said, he said that he had to move it around the shop 5-6 times so its probably a bit smokey because of that. 

 

I think I am jumping the gun just get the shivers when things like that happen haha Cheers @Loren once I took it for a drive it was not smoking at all and did not start again. I will start it once I am back with it in another day and go from there. :D

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