Tatjana Posted December 12, 2009 Report Posted December 12, 2009 Hi there Hoping someone will be able to answer this...have been getting white smoke coming from the engine, have tried adding oil and water but neither has helped. Smoke has got alot worse and now won't risk driving it as got really bad today : ( It's white smoke and accompanied by a hissing sound...any ideas please? Thanks in advance! Quote
robpol Posted December 12, 2009 Report Posted December 12, 2009 is it coming from the engine bay area?Is it definately smoke and not steam? Quote
Tatjana Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Posted December 13, 2009 is it coming from the engine bay area?Is it definately smoke and not steam? Thank you for your reply. Now you've asked that, it may well be steam instead of actual smoke, which would explain the hissing. Quote
robpol Posted December 13, 2009 Report Posted December 13, 2009 If your getting the white smoke/steam straight from cold i think you could rule out steam? If your getting it when the engine warms i would have thought with the hissing that would point to steam and possibly a slight water leak or something similar, if it is steam from a leak you need to keep a very close eye on that temp gauge! Get it sorted a.s.a.p by yourself or a local garage. Quote
Tatjana Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Posted December 13, 2009 If your getting the white smoke/steam straight from cold i think you could rule out steam? If your getting it when the engine warms i would have thought with the hissing that would point to steam and possibly a slight water leak or something similar, if it is steam from a leak you need to keep a very close eye on that temp gauge! Get it sorted a.s.a.p by yourself or a local garage. Thanks so much for your reply...i'll be taking it to the garage tomorrow! Quote
robpol Posted December 13, 2009 Report Posted December 13, 2009 If it is a water leak dont forget to top the water up before you drive to the garage and keep a close eye on that temp gauge! Quote
Mirez Posted December 13, 2009 Report Posted December 13, 2009 You still havn't said if its coming from the engine bay or the exhaust and if its doing it all the time or just when cold/hot etc? If its from the exhaust and only when its cold ensure its not the aux heater not firing. Quote
seatkid Posted December 13, 2009 Report Posted December 13, 2009 Hi there Hoping someone will be able to answer this...have been getting white smoke coming from the engine, have tried adding oil and water but neither has helped. Smoke has got alot worse and now won't risk driving it as got really bad today : ( It's white smoke and accompanied by a hissing sound...any ideas please? Thanks in advance!Judging from the description given and lack of any useful information...model year,engine, where the smokes coming from, smell (burning/water), engine performance, when it happens (hot/cold), loss of water or oil.....etc etc I expect this poster is beyond help and recommend she takes it to garage. :) Quote
jkspoff Posted December 14, 2009 Report Posted December 14, 2009 Whats betting it turns out to be the aux heater firing up or not as the case may be ! Quote
Saif Rehman Posted December 14, 2009 Report Posted December 14, 2009 ...have been getting white smoke coming from the engine, Whats betting it turns out to be the aux heater firing up or not as the case may be ! I bet (only a nominal amount due to lack of sufficient info) that she/he has a water leak. Quote
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