I haven't driven my car or turned it on for about a month now. It is a 95 LS w/ 150k miles and Comptech I/H/C/E. I turned it on today to back it out of the garage. It was only on about two minutes. When I turned it off and went back to the tailpipe, I could see that the exhaust gases were a faint white color. I also noticed inside the tip was very black and it rubbed my finger along the inside of the tip and came up with black slickness (I assume oil). This must've been a lot of oil...

Is it because I haven't turned it on a month and it never warmed up, or has something gone wrong?

Thanks!
Ben

 

i think its just all the moisture from having your car sit for that long-drive it around for a while to see if it stops

 

White smoke gereally means coolant. Mine did it and i had a blown headgasket.

 

let it run for 15-20 min... you should be able to burn off all the moisture and residue it collected. Part of the problem is having the motor oil recirculate through the engine again. give it some time and it should be alright.

poor baby was neglected for a month.. tsk tsk tsk *hand smack*

 

Nothing to worry about, its just the old gas and crud in the engine burning off.

 

I would say that it is likely from a lack of movement. it is a very good idea to drive a car about once a week at least around the block.

but also keep in mind that gasoline begins the breakdown process within 2 weeks, so I really recomend driving it about 20 miles and put a gallon of gas in it. repeat weekly. keeps the gas fresh!

 

Not to jack this thread but mine is doing the same thing and is consuming oil. Its not from lack of driving because I just drove 1500 miles in the last two days. I have a few ideas but wanted to see what the rest of you are thinking???

 

ARACER25 - might be a leak or youre burning oil Check the seals. check for dampness if you can lift your car up.

You wont necessarily see wetness persay but you might notice debris collecting along an area. dirt will stick where its wet... as a clue.

 

let it run for a while...most of that was just water.

get a bottle of Marvel Mystery Oil.

 

Your ok mine does that too if i haven't started it in a while and its cooler outside. I see you live in maryland, well im from Va and its gotten colder here, which will allow you to see the exhaust hitting the cold air and condensing making a whitish mist. You are also probably burning up condensation thats built up it the cat and exhaust from sitting for so long. b/c H20 is a byproduct of our internal combustion engines, its natural to see this, but should go away after the car warms up.

and for the oily residue thats most likely carbon build up from just driving the car. All exhausts will have some blackness to them.

 

I cant believe you guys would jump to conclusions so fast and say its a bad headgasket.

There is nothing wrong with your car man. All exhaust gases are a very faint white color when its warming up, its moisture. Go drive it, its fine.

 

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There is nothing wrong with your car man. All exhaust gases are a very faint white color when its warming up, its moisture. Go drive it, its fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>


exactly like i said

 

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acura is notorius for blown headgasket. head and block shift a lot

 

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acura is notorius for blown headgasket. head and block shift a lot</TD></TR></TABLE>

really?

 

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acura is notorius for blown headgasket. head and block shift a lot</TD></TR></TABLE>
WTF did you just say, that is why you have head studs. That is obviously not it, just start it up and run it for a few and see if it goes away.

 

acura is not notorious for blown head gasket's. What have you been smoking? Unless you really torment your car and not take care of it, only a problem like that will occur. Now about the white smoke, your car is normal. But you should at LEAST start your car and idle it a good 5-10 minutes when your not using it. I know acura's are really well built but you dont want to jeopardize it by neglecting it right?


*cheers*

 

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There is nothing wrong with your car man. All exhaust gases are a very faint white color when its warming up, its moisture. Go drive it, its fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sounds good to me

 

No leaks external. I just rebuilt the bottom end and there are no leaks but I am thinking that it might be exhaust valves or seals. I will have to pull the head when I get back and check it out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1998_4dr_gsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">acura is not notorious for blown head gasket's. What have you been smoking? Unless you really torment your car and not take care of it, only a problem like that will occur. Now about the white smoke, your car is normal. But you should at LEAST start your car and idle it a good 5-10 minutes when your not using it. I know acura's are really well built but you dont want to jeopardize it by neglecting it right?


*cheers*</TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree with you that a headgasket problem will occur if your car is not properly maintained, but the integra's produce a lot of high end power, so the headgaskets or more prone to fail b/c of high end power. I'm not saying that all Acura's are like this, but people drive Acura's hard and that is why the headgaskets are more prone to fail.

 

[sarcasm] yeah at redline honda/acura headgaskets just explode :rollseyes: [/sarcasm]