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Gareth F

 posted on 20th Aug 08 at 22:24

Sounds liike harmless condensation to me.


jrmroxx

 Icon depicting mood of post posted on 20th Aug 08 at 22:11

No oil in coolant water expansion tank clear and amazingly white
not lumpy either runs fine but just a bit smokey when left ideling:|


Gareth F

 posted on 20th Aug 08 at 21:46

beaten to it ^ :thumbs:
Oil in coolant = bad...... very bad :|


Gareth F

 posted on 20th Aug 08 at 21:45

Thats usually condensation (mainly on cold days when warming up) If it runs lumpy might be possible headgasket.


carnuts

 posted on 20th Aug 08 at 21:45

any missfire when first starting it in the morning? first instinct would say headgasket if the smoke is white so i would check the coolant level first of all too


jrmroxx

 Icon depicting mood of post posted on 20th Aug 08 at 21:31

Friend of mine has corsa 1.4 says on idle lots of white smoke from rear but goes ok .
Any cause for concern?:o