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jrmroxx
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   20th Aug 08 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Friend of mine has corsa 1.4 says on idle lots of white smoke from rear but goes ok .
Any cause for concern?
carnuts
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20th Aug 08 at 21:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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
Gareth F
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Thats usually condensation (mainly on cold days when warming up) If it runs lumpy might be possible headgasket.
Gareth F
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20th Aug 08 at 21:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

beaten to it ^
Oil in coolant = bad...... very bad
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   20th Aug 08 at 22:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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
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20th Aug 08 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Sounds liike harmless condensation to me.

 
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