I recently bought my 03 legacy hatchback and ot smokes white smoke out the exhaust and I can see where oil in burning off of my headers but can't find leak. There is no sign of a head gasket leak on either side, and also have signs of oil in air filter box. Car does not run hot what can I do
What makes this problem better or worse?
When I drive it easy it don't seem to smoke at all if so a Lil but if I kick it it will start smoking
How long has your 2003 Subaru Impreza had this problem?
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Hi, no doubt there are external oil leaks that are causing smoke under the hood as it burns off of hot engine components. This would be common for a 21 year old Subaru.
White smoke out the exhaust - this could be from coolant ingestion indeed. It could also be "grey" smoke from oil burning, or "black" smoke from possibly running fuel rich. It's hard to know the color without seeing it in person.
"No sign of head gasket leak" - per what testing or observation?
Might be good to get a hands on assessment by a technician near you.
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