Let me start by saying I'm super paranoid about the R, I always think there's something wrong w/ it when there's usually not.

Went up and changed my dist. cap & rotor today (I swear I actually felt a difference) and started the car up noticed a little bit of white smoke coming out at idle. Now it was very faint, almost looked like steam on a cold morning but it was like 65 or 70 outside. The car hadn't been started in about a week and I have a testpipe so I'm hoping it's just the testpipe letting some of the junk that built up over the week through. After I drove the car for a while (felt great) and watched it at idle no smoke. Also car isn't using any oil and the coolant levels are constant. I'd think if it was my valve guides I'd be loosing oil. Anyways, I'm thinking this is all due to my good ole testpipe, what do you guys think? TIA

PS - I searched and couldn't really find what I was looking for.

 

no worries man...its normal at start up to have a lil smoke...happens to me all the time...b18cr

 

When i was using my old T1R testpipe it would put out a little white smoke after firing it up for the first few minutes occasionaly... i wouldnt worry about it.

 

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It is NOT normal. Not all C5/C-Rs burn/consume oil. Since you drove it alot today, Chris, let it sit over night and start it up in the morning with someone watching your tailpipe.

 

Thanks guys, starting to figure it was only in the lower 60s at the time. Probably was just steam.

&lt; Is gonna keep an eye on it though

 

Sounds pretty normal to me since it was not excessive or there when you were driving.