How to help my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke?
How to help my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke?
Re: Help! my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke! Get your hand in front of the exhaust oulet and smell it when it happens. If it’s oil, it’ll smell like oil. If its coolant, it won’t and you may smell a hint of antifreeze. Watch your coolant level for any dissappearance.
Can a white smoke be oil or coolant?
White smoke can also be coolant. If it has a sweet smell that’s a pretty good indicator that you’re burning coolant and not oil. Although (IMHO) it would be weird to not burn coolant continually, so oil is probably more likely. Re: Help! my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke!
What’s the difference between white smoke and blue smoke?
White smoke normally indicates water vapor while blueish smoke is associated with oil. I’d say you either have a slight coolant leak or condensation formed in the exhaust. Re: Help! my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke! Get your hand in front of the exhaust oulet and smell it when it happens. If it’s oil, it’ll smell like oil.
What kind of V8 is blowing white smoke?
: Vortec 5300 5.3L V8 Help! my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke! I have an 05 5.3L with 125,000 miles on it. I have never had one issue with it, not warning lights or anything.
Re: Help! my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke! Get your hand in front of the exhaust oulet and smell it when it happens. If it’s oil, it’ll smell like oil. If its coolant, it won’t and you may smell a hint of antifreeze. Watch your coolant level for any dissappearance.
What does 5.3L smoking on startup mean?
If you own a GM truck or other vehicle with a 5.3L smoking on startup, you should read this. When starting the vehicle after it has sat for a while you’ll get some bluish white smoke from the exhaust. You’re burning oil, but relax. It’s most likely oil that has seeped into the vacuum hose through the PCV valve.
White smoke normally indicates water vapor while blueish smoke is associated with oil. I’d say you either have a slight coolant leak or condensation formed in the exhaust. Re: Help! my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke! Get your hand in front of the exhaust oulet and smell it when it happens. If it’s oil, it’ll smell like oil.
White smoke can also be coolant. If it has a sweet smell that’s a pretty good indicator that you’re burning coolant and not oil. Although (IMHO) it would be weird to not burn coolant continually, so oil is probably more likely. Re: Help! my 5.3 is blowing some white smoke!
