I have white smoke randomly expelling from my exhaust. My fluid levels are all normal. My oil does not look 'milky'. No lights are on my dash. The car runs fine, with the exception of when it is smoking, it runs a little rough then until more fuel is given. It doesn't do it all the time, just sometimes, and usually when the car is taking off from a stop. It doesn't smell like oil (smoke is pure white anyway) and doesn't smell like burning antifreeze either. Any ideas on what it could be? Should I continue driving my car? Is bad gas a possibility?? I did get gas at a new place, just before this started. Just today I refueled and also used fuel injector cleaner. ANY help would be appreciated! When I call a shop, they just say "head gasket" automatically without hearing me out. It just seems as though it would smoke ALL the time if the head gasket was bad. I have an ignition coil recall to take care of as well. Could that be my cause?
Thanks!!
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It can be the beginning of a headgasket leak. Keep a very close eye on the temperature, don't let the engine overheat. I would drive it to get that fuel out of the tank and get some new fuel in there, see if that helps. If it continues, have a shop check for hydrocarbons (HC's) in the cooling system, anything over 50 ppm HC's (parts per million) and the headgasket is leaking.
