What is your question?
·
·
What is your question?
A couple days ago a thick white smoke started coming from tail pipes at first it was so bad that the street would look cloudy... I got the oil changed n it stopped for a day but I didn't drive it for three day and it's doing it again not as much as when it first started but it is DEFINATELY visible what are some other thing beside the heads that can be going on cause it hasn't ever ran hot...bad the only code that pops up is the can shaft sensor code n now my brake light is on...
3 Replies
This could actually be caused by the camshaft sensor... Did that light come on afterwards? Also, add fluid to your brake reservoir!!! Thats why that light is on!! It could also just be from condensation accumulating inside the catalytic converter, which is completely normal for it to cause white smoke. How long does the white smoke last?
No only when it is first started...it petty much goes away after I have driven it a while n yes it does it every time it's started n then goes away ...
That still sounds to me like condensation is getting in the catalytic converter. You dont need a new one, but you may want to take it to a shop to make sure that you don't have any serious issues. Especially with your braking system... As I always say, you can always make a car go and run better... But if you have the possibility of not being able to stop, you're just waiting to get seriously hurt. Its the stopping that matters, not really the driving. I'd rather a car that stops than a car that drives with possible brake problems.
Is it loosing coolant?... Ever misfire upon startup?... Unusual smell from exhaust?... Park brake fully released?
The only smells that come are when I turn on my heat n then it goes away also n I'm not sure what a misfire. So I wouldn't know....also I don't use the park brake but where is it so I can check????
At this point I strongly suggest taking the vehicle to your local auto repair shop for diagnosis!.. Good luck with it...
SOUNDS LIKE YOUR WATERPUMP FAILER CAUSED YOUR ENG. BE COME COTAMINATED AND IFYOU KEPT DRIVING IT TIME TO REPLACE.I COULD GET INTO WHY IF NEEDED.THE WATERPUMP IS INTERNAL WITH THE TIMMING THATS WHY U HAVE SENSOR FAILER.AND YOU CHANGE TO OIL IT GOES AWAY.YOU HAVE DIPSTICK PULL IT IS IT OIL OR MILKSHAKE .
It last until after its driven a while...will I need to put in a new catalytic converter???and the fluid you are talking about is that one of the fluids they check when you get the oil change where they check everything cause he told me all my fluids were good and full...the brake light came on about three days after this started happening...and after oil change...
About how long does it last? Does it only happen the first time of the day it is started, or every single time you start it that day? Also, yes, they are supposed to check it. I know its not related to the smoke. Sometimes it could just be that your pads need to be replaced, and maybe the fluid was at a correct level when you were there, but dropped afterwards from your brake pads becoming low... So you may need new brake pads. It could also simply be an ABS unit that has failed.. So, I'd get that checked whenever you can.