White Smoke on start up?

[ffelan]

help,

My car seems to have developed a bad habit.....

if i thrash it and i mean really thrash it (i.e. track session or major blast up the back roads ) when the car is left to stand iget a large cloud of white smoke on restart :o

I get no smoke whilst driving. No smoke on cold start. No smoke at all - unless the last run the car was on was absolutly flat out for a decent period?

I assume this isnt normal but equally the symptons dont seem to indicate either piston rings or valve stem seals which would have been my first suspicions?

The car has only used 1/2 a litre of oil in the last 8000 miles? It uses no water?

[BMCG]

Not quite sure which engine you're running...but the description fits a known characteristic of the M96 engine. Believe a TSB on the "smoking at startup" is in the archives.

[ffelan]

sorry is 01 3.4 c2 tip cab.

[ffelan]

is TSB 1716 Blue smoke from engine? but no link to it where would i find it.

[dj996]

I have seen this many times on the 3.6 engines and a few 3.4s. Usually occurs shortly after an oil change, most good mechanics will tell you to keep the level 1 bar below max on the dash guage if you run it hard. Nothing to worry about according to the service guys.

Edited May 18, 2004 by dj996

[ffelan]

will keep the level down a bit next time and see what happens...

cheers

[dj996]

There was also a dipstick upgrade available for 3.6 engines. Just keep it 1 bar below max before you go to the track and it might just cure the problem. I think they sometimes get overfilled at the oil change. I recently watched a tech change the oil on a C4 while I was waiting for my car, the most junior tech was assigned the task, and he was unfortunately paying very little attention.

[C4C_Leon]

I get the smoke on startup a lot.

It's annoying, but quite harmeless