i only just got car and first off started car this morning idled to about 2000rpm few secs l8r clouds of white smoke from exhaust when oil temp reached normal ,revs went down to 900rpm and no more smoke was noticeable after that driving was fine any help,gurgling soung on tickover but i think thats the reed valves is this curable the white smoke that is!!

a certain amount of white smoke is ok

usually condensation, as long as it clears shouldn't be a problem

hi greg -- is your motor a turbo ????????

hi greg -- is your motor a turbo ????????

yeh m8 people have said its condensation some say gaskets the car is flying when on full boost and the boost gauge is reading around -7 and idle is bout 1000rpm so cant see there being a leak but then im not an expert and no sign of blue smoke!!!god iv only had the car 2days whats going on

mine seems to bellow out a lot of white condensatin smoke till its warmed up too, other than that it runs fine, gurgling is usually AIV valves i beleve, some write ups on one of the links on hour to cure this problem.

mine seems to bellow out a lot of white condensatin smoke till its warmed up too, other than that it runs fine, gurgling is usually AIV valves i beleve, some write ups on one of the links on hour to cure this problem.

so do u think theres nothing to worry about then time of year i guess,i dont have a shell garage where i live so i was naughty and put a bit of normal unleaded in till i got to the nearest shell for some optimax is this due to the fact that it combusts better than normal unleaded.can this effect what comes out ya zorst!!

mines an import and they are supposed to be set up for 99 octane fuel, tbh wether i put normal uleaded in or optmax/super undleaded it makes no diference really. i put some super unleaded in the other day and it ran like a pile of poo, like it was missing on one cylinder, explain that one!!!

After reseting my ECU, I had put only optimax in for the first 200 miles, and the difference was amazing. But then ran it on S/Unleaded and it detted. :( (But it was at about 16 psi...)

 

Optimax only from now on. :)

Only real difference is the fuels resistance to detonation...

It could just be me, but the engine seems to run smoother on optimax. Could just be an imaginary thing though. :)

so do u think theres nothing to worry about then time of year i guess,i dont have a shell garage where i live so i was naughty and put a bit of normal unleaded in till i got to the nearest shell for some optimax is this due to the fact that it combusts better than normal unleaded.can this effect what comes out ya zorst!!

 

Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much. As long as the 'smoke' is white, and vanishes pretty soon after leaving the exhaust, and dissappears completely when the car is fully warm it should be OK. At least I hope so coz mine has done the same since I got it 2 years ago! (so did the Z TT I had before)