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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 10:05 AM
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My car is making huge blue clouds.

For the past three weeks my car has been making alot of blue smoke im thinking its oil. or gas. It happens when i start up it smokes alot but after about 10 min of warm up it stops and goes to normal. I have 92,000 miles, and turboxs racepipe. I been told my o ring maybe ne bad and allowing oil to leak in the rotary chamber. Any he;lp
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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first off this is in the whong section, second the omp weeps oil into the rotor housings for lubrication. if you didnt have oil in there you wouldnt have a running motor. these cars do run rich and smoke, a race pipe will make it more evident
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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Ok is it normal then to sorround my entire car with blue smoke at start up. i have another friend with one that dosnt seem to smoke even close to mine .
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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no post a vid. does it smell sweet? antifreez?
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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No it is not normal ... you have some issues in your engine blue smoke = oil
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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Time for a rebuild. More than likely the oil control rings have worn out.
Which is not common for the Renesis. I would suggest getting your car to the dealer before your warranty runs out at 100,000 miles.
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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all i can tell you is say this nxt time you start your car FML and the shake your head always worked for me. problem solved
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 11:54 PM
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clouds of smoke is NOT normal even without any emissions equipment.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 12:16 AM
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I would suggest getting your car to the dealer before your warranty runs out at 100,000 miles.
Yeah. Do this, because it sounds like you'll be needing a new engine.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 01:24 AM
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How is the coolant level in the rad?

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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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It's either oil or water leaking inside the housings. Most likely oil.
Have you got all your oil change receipts? In this case you're still eligible for a new engine under warranty (8yr\100000mi).
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