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White Smoke from Unknown location!! help

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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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White Smoke from Unknown location!! help

Alright so when the cars running there is a very faint smoking from the passenger side area. Its not a whole lot, sometimes you can't even see it or tell thats its there but i cant figure it out.

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What might it be?? It doesn't really smell or anything. I kind of thought it might have been something burning but i just cant see where the smoke is coming from, like its coming out of thin air. It does have a head gasket leak on the driver side that its leaking oil down the block and thats getting fixed next weekend but that wouldnt cause smoke on the passenger side would it?
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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Re: White Smoke from Unknown location!! help

no one have any idea what it might be?!?
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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Re: White Smoke from Unknown location!! help

No traces of burnt oil on headers? It may leak from valve cover
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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Re: White Smoke from Unknown location!! help

Well is it coolant or oil smoking???you have the steam vent tube that runs from the back of the heads and there are some rubber washers on a banjo fitting if its a coolant leak.

If its oil there is the egr tube that runs along the back of the intake and possibly melted the silicone that seals the intake to the block.LT1's are well known for the intake oil leak
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Aight thanks guys. I guess when he pulls the heads off i'll tell him to check some of those things out and see whats up and if i can get back there and try to trace it down some more.
Old Apr 18, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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I had the same thing happen with white smoke from the passenger area and it was the main engine wiring harness resting against the headers. Id check for plug wires and what not before tearing the engine apart.
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