I have a 91 prelude and if I stay stopped for to long at stoplights etc. I start to go a huge puff of white smoke comes out the exhaust everytime and it smells horrible. Is it my valves, rings? Anyway to fix the problem. It suxs when you start to go and you see some drivers about pass out from the smell.

 

you must have the smoke screen option.

Could be rings, could be head gasket, it's hard to say. Did you try a compression check yet?

 

Not yet. Though on my next tune up. I will do a compression check. Thanks for the help. Yeah, the option is and extra $100. Its only for premium members.

 

I have the same problem, but my car smokes all the time. My rings are bad good luck with your problem.

 

Usaully if it is white smoke it is a blown headgasket, a blueish smoke is piston rings.

 

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white smoke = burning coolant
bluish-white = burning oil

if it is white smoke the headgasket would be my first guess.

 

^ what he said but I'll add one more

Dark Black Smoke - Excess fuel or running too rich