Smoking exhaust question
Smoking exhaust question
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Mr Lucky

Original Poster:

25 posts

235 months

Monday 30th April 2007
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My boxster S smokes quite a bit when started from cold. Could someone tell me that it is quite normal and not to worry. I have had the car about a month or so now, have not posted much, been out .....driving......yeah baby......

BliarOut

72,863 posts

269 months

Monday 30th April 2007
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Perfectly normal, now get the roof down and enjoy

Mr Lucky

Original Poster:

25 posts

235 months

Tuesday 1st May 2007
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Yes sir - will do and thanks...

noumenon

1,282 posts

234 months

Tuesday 1st May 2007
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Mine doesn't, but I read they can do, because of the flat 6 configuration.

Essentially oil seaps past the piston rings into the cylinders. Hence you may see a puff of blue smoke at startup with the classic burining oil smell. It should disappear very quickly (a couple of seconds). If that's what you have, it's probably fine.

Dr S

5,157 posts

256 months

Tuesday 1st May 2007
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A parallel discussion on this thread:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&skin=phclassic&t=385549

They all do that, Sir!

You should be worried once your car doesn't smoke anymore. Thing is that with the roof down you realise much easier that this is happening.

thong

414 posts

262 months

Tuesday 1st May 2007
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manual or trip,change the oil seperator it will then stop smoking,did one last week.

Mr Lucky

Original Poster:

25 posts

235 months

Tuesday 1st May 2007
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thong said:
manual or trip,change the oil seperator it will then stop smoking,did one last week.


The hells one of them then......

thong

414 posts

262 months

Tuesday 1st May 2007
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Mr Lucky said:
thong said:
manual or trip,change the oil seperator it will then stop smoking,did one last week.


The hells one of them then......


engine breather,boxster is on o/s bank easy enough on manual pain on the trip,they dont smoke change it and it will not smoke.