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Sean Willenberg
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NSW
V8

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Reg: 06-2006

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 Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 07:31 am, by:  Sean Willenberg (Def247) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hi Guys and Gals

Since I bought my beautiful V8 I have noticed when I drive to work in the morning and at night(Which is about a half hour trip) and I stop at traffic lights, there is a misty white smoke coming from the exhaust. When I first saw it I jumped out at the lights and smelt it while getting strange looks from people and it smells like exhaust fumes and steam. Then when I take off it disappears. So I checked my oil level and it's spot on and just to be on the safe side I changed the oil with Penrite Semi-Syn and its still doing it. Is it normal for the car to be doing that for half an hour or so everyday?
I heard it could be a valve stem problem. If so, How much is it to get that fixed?

Thanks
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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 Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 12:44 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sounds like condensation only.

Park with the engine running on a still day. Does the cloud tend to vanish or does it just keep drifting away? If you can get it in sunlight, is there any blue in it or just white?
Sean Willenberg
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NSW
V8

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 Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 12:54 pm, by:  Sean Willenberg (Def247) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Looked at it on a sunny day, when it was 22 in Sydney and it vanishes a second after hitting the air. I can't see any blue in it at all.
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(

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 Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 02:33 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sean, as Peter says, it's just Wintertime condensation and quite normal, you can rest assured there is NOTHING wrong.



Sean Willenberg
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NSW
V8

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 Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 06:09 am, by:  Sean Willenberg (Def247) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thank God for that!

Cihan Aday
Goo Roo
Emanage is tha good.
JZZ30

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 Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 10:20 pm, by:  Cihan Aday (Cihan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sean when i gas it on a cold night the car behind me disappears!
I can already see you love your Soarer mate, shes in good hands
Hayden Miller
Tinkerer
QLD
Soarer TT

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 Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 07:26 am, by:  Hayden Miller (Zero) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hi Sean, sounds like your car is fine however if your wanting any more info on the smoking issue this thread of mine is probibly worth a read.

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/51875/81762.html?1150968076

My car started out like that but gradualy the smoke / steam got thicker and developed into quite a problem, not trying to spook you or any thing but theres some good info and ideas in there.
Sean Willenberg
Tinkerer
NSW
V8

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 Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 06:13 am, by:  Sean Willenberg (Def247) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thanks for that Hayden. I went to my mechanics on the weekend and we flushed the radiator (again) and we also tested the car in cold weather (2 in the morning) then during the day and he can see it is definitely steam that's coming from the exhaust. With the flush as well, the coolant was ruby red with no milky effects and also no milky effect in the oil when I last changed it. Also I recommend you use toyota coolant and for the oil Penrite is Oh So Good! So all is well with my champagne beauty
Hayden Miller
Tinkerer
QLD
Soarer TT

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 Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 06:31 am, by:  Hayden Miller (Zero) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
good to hear mate... if only i was so lucky

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