Smoke at drive thru!!??

[reaperblitz]

K well I was in a mates suby he\'s just bought. Drove all the way from town to KFC pakuranga (like a nana) and while we were sitting in the drive thru, all this white smoke poured out the exhaust after 2 mins waiting in line.

Like seriously it looked like a someone opened up a bin of dry ice or a crazy fog just dropped in a cemetery type scene.

What the hell caused this?

Told him to keep an eye on coolant levels but he said all is well when he got home. Guess tomorrow morning would be the moment of truth??

[Kiwi_Fozze]

leaking rocker covers dumping oil onto the exhaust?

[reaperblitz]

*edited* it was pouring out the exhaust tho rather than the engine bay/ or front wheel well which would be the case if it were leaking on it

[Kiwi_Fozze]

oooohhhh i not sure, doesn\'t sound promising though...

[scoobygt]

maybe his turbo leaked coolant in the exhaust like a seal blew?

[reaperblitz]

It only happens on idle (after a few seconds) after he\'s gone for a drive (he just went for a drive again and texted me)

It does point to turbo seal. I don\'t understand how it works tho. How it leaks coolant / gets burnt and why does it only happen (or noticeable) after said period of idle

[scoobygt]

yep it\'s a unusual one alright

[gotasuby]

Intake Valve stem seals maybe?

[reaperblitz]

I want to take his engine apart to have a look but lol intealy cbf putting it back together it\'s a v3 sti

[reaperblitz]

He doesnt have a cat converter and he is running rich. Water builds up from warm up in his exhaust due to a stupid angle..when exhaust gets hot enough it burns up the water and causes the smoke/steam.

Ridiculous. 2nd time iv heard of this happening