Pags993

Newbie question here, as soon as it warms up its gone. It doesnt billow smoke just looks like startup in really cold weather then its fine. Anything I can do to prevent this or is it normal

Thanks

Ish993

Post pics......what color is the smoke? What does it smell like?

timothymoffat

A little smoke on startup isnt out of the ordinary at all. As long as it goes away quickly.

Pags993

i will try and get a hi res pic the next time, lasts about 30 seconds and smells like a really heavy exhaust smell but definitely not burning oil.....

Onami

Normal...search the site and you'll find an explaination.

NP993

If it's not a puff of oil smoke, and it really does last for 30 seconds, it's not normal.

Slow Guy

FYI...
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...+smoke+startup

and..
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...+smoke+startup

berni29

Hi

In cold weather white smoke would be condensation no? In which case depending on the weather could easily last 30 seconds or longer.

Blue smoke is a different matter of course.

Berni

Pags993

thanks guys it will be going in for a number of preventative maintenance services next week so i will definitely get them to check into it for me. thanks for all the feedback! fingers crossed....

Cactus

Do you park it after a drive or start it up to move it then shut it off? After i push it out of the garage and wash it I will let it run for about 5 minutes so it warms up. I moved it quick one time and shut it off and the next time I couldn't get it started for 10 minutes.

The Brewmeister

Really cold weather? Where? It was freaking 95 Degrees F here today.

Pags993

I meant it looks like the same visible exhaust as when you start any car in winter. It's definitely not blue and does not smell like oil at all. Happens maybe 1 out of every 10 or 15 starts. It was 95 up here too today in the great white north LOL!

mike cap

Nothing to check into and don't waste your money chasing a non-problem. It is normal for a flat six to puke blue oil smoke once in a while. It's part of the charm of the car.

BobbyT

What Mike Cap said. It is a characteristic of the flat-six engine design. If you really want to see some smoke, stop by your local airport and watch the big Lycoming and Continental flat-sixes fire up.

mike cap

Bobby,

That's funny - I was going to say the same thing. My Bonanza does the same thing sometimes. Looks like a blue smoke bomb went off.