dhvakharia

hey, I got a question for all of you. When you turn on your car in the morning does some smoke come from the exhausts???? I called Mazda and they said that sometimes smoke comes out of the RX-8 because, something about lubing the apex.

This is true? Anybody else having this problem? The smoke dissappears after 2 mins or so, but it's a new '05 with 1800 miles on it. Smoke coming out of a new car doesn't sit right with me.

Nopstnz

Unless it is white smoke that smells like almonds then I don't think you should really worry too much about it. But make note of what they say just in case it happens to be something that causes you future problems.

dhvakharia

Truthfully, i don't know what it smells like. i think it's grey in color. did you have this problem?

expo1

You sure it's smoke? Where do you live? It's been colder now in the mornings and it's normal for any car to appear to smoke when it's started up on a cool morning.

dhvakharia

i'm in milwaukee. and it was 3 days ago when it started up again. at that time it had rainned the night before. so i'm wondering if the mist or condensation caused it. today there was some smoke, but also it was a little misty outside. could that cause it??

zeblien

Maybe little mice are BBQ'ing inside your exhaust piping... cooking rat meat on the fire while singing Micky Mouse songs?

dhvakharia

no there are no mice. i checked.

jp4wd

i get some smoke in the exhaust also but only when its a little cold...mostly in the morning...it disappears when the engine is warmed up...

shahram72

You do know that this car is supposed to burn oil, right? Some is normal. Make sure you check the oil weekly.

Easy_E1

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shakRpahX8

mine's white smoke (in the cold morning)
and yes it disappears when the engine gets warmed up

Hightshoe

I would say its nothing. The mornings have been cooler up in your area over the past few days. When there's a cold night rain, that will guarantee it happening. Are you sure its smoke and not just condensation? Smoke will linger alot longer than condensation.

dhvakharia

thanks for all that helped me out. i think it's just the weather. today i didn't see any smoke . it was a little warmer than the last few days. so my nerves are now calm. thanks again.

Gambit

are you talking about the same smoke/steam that ALL cars make when it's cold in teh morning?