O2 sensors and white smoke

[Thomas Burns]

I believe that there is some light blue smoke upon starting the motor,
probably the valve guides. However the smoke I am referring to appears only
when accelerating. It does seem more like the white kind, definitely not
black, but it has the smell of unburnt fuel...Now I am damn sure confused!

The idle is somewhat rough on the (stock) motor and I have not checked the
plugs or compression since I have owned the car. I guess that would be a
good start. Also, I have checked the radiator and oil and nothing neither
seems to be seeping into the other.


-Tom

At 08:36 AM 2/5/97 PST, you wrote:
>  Hard and fast rule: black smoke is from a rich mixture, blue smoke is oil, 
>  white "smoke" is water (steam). Has your engine overheated recently? The
first 
>  thing to do is very carefully determine the color of the smoke; it may be 
>  light blue. Does it behave like a real cloud of smoke (ie dissipated only by 
>  the wind) or does it wisp away quickly like steam before any wind would have 
>  dissipated it? Hope this helps.
>  
>  Todd  Todd_King at ccm.co.intel.com
>   
>