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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 12:41 PM
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i dont remember what white smoke means. is it that im burning fuel?!!

TIA
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 12:42 PM
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white smoke is H20
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 12:47 PM
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huh?! water?!!

it only happens when my freind downshifts at high rpms
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 12:48 PM
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how`s your oil consumption?
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 12:52 PM
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this is for a friends car, bu t he says he had to add a qt a month and a half after his last oil change. i thought the smoke was black if your burning oil..
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 01:10 PM
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burning oil you say? you may want to check the coolant reservoir for any oil. since water and oil dont mix they look like little bubbles sufficing on top. it may be a leaky gasket. if so, do a radiator leak down test to make sure theres a leak somewhere.
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 03:09 PM
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That's the steam from the rice.
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 03:50 PM
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how about blue smokes? any mean?
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 03:55 PM
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black is gasoline i thought? any help appreciated
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 04:00 PM
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white= water
blue= oil
black= fuel
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 04:03 PM
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thanks
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 04:07 PM
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white = water
black = fuel - which I had a lot of when I had the Nitrous
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