Smoke pooring out the back? please help!

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Smoke pooring out the back? please help!

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First off I don't want bad news, so good news only please as its Monday morning,

I was in my car all yesterday (and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday come to think of it) and no problems but yesterday I was out for about a hour and everything was ok, I parked my car up and went in for about a hour again, then I had to go out so I started up my car and got it then started to drive down the road and it was throwing white smoke out the back really thick? (the temp gauge was at 30%)so I panicked and put it back on my drive :cry:

I got my other half to rev it for me and again smoke came out so I put my hand in the exhaust and my hand got wet as if it was steam vapour!, Once it got to the normal running temp there was no smoke at all even when revving it hard, so I drove it down the road and floored it NOTHING I have lost no water at all, I am thinking it could be water in the exhaust system but it was a sunny day and I had been driving it all day??? could it be a freak occurrence as I worry at the slightest thing these days! [-o<

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Tain

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Post by Tain »

What's your car boosting like. Check your oil levels, but white smoke usually means turbo trouble, sorry mate! I might be totally wrong and I hope I am. :?
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Car boosts fine all the way up and past the turbo + mark , after it had warmed up I booted it hard up to 1.1Bar and nothing cam out, water, oil levels are fine, I cant work it out as all seems ok? the smoke lasted about about 3 minutes then disappeared to nothing? I would imagine 1.1Bar would show signs of trouble strait away? I have a feeling its condensation just being thrown out, well I hope so anyway!
BLOODUK

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I would say its condensation as mine was doing exactly the same thing on cold damp mornings , if it starts doing it on warm days or when you are driving generally then get it looked at!
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no its the first time its ever done and i hope the last, thanks
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