White smoke from exhaust on idle?

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chadwick
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White smoke from exhaust on idle?

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I noticed this morning that when my car was idling, there was huge amounts of white smoke coming out of the exhaust. I hadn't driven it for several days, but my drive to work takes 30 minutes, and it was still doing it when I arrived!

Any ideas?


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walkinginperu
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Smoke or steam? Could just be the cold weather?


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Re: White smoke from exhaust on idle?

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Have you lost any coolant? It sounds like the condensation just turning to steam.


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