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| Author: | carter [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:07 pm ] |
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ok fellas im sgtumped and have no idea what does white smoke mean???? and it blows a lot of it? what ya think it is ? and how do you fix it???? cheers |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:14 pm ] |
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head gasket? check under the oil cap for condensation. |
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| Author: | Blunder [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:17 pm ] |
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White smoke aka steam!! Sounds like a head gasket to me, check coolant level but be careful as it may be super hot and super pressurised!!! |
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| Author: | carter [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:22 pm ] |
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just replaced head gasket with a copper one few weeks ago cause i blew the aliminium one.......i have a massive hole in exaust thats getting fixed soon could this be problem |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:22 pm ] |
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Brake Booster???? |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:25 pm ] |
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even if it was just replaced that's just as much concern sometimes as the quality of replacement parts is not up to the job a lot of the time these days. I would still be checking it. Did you find out why it blew last time? did you resurface the head? block? |
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| Author: | Lillee [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:28 pm ] |
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When you torqued down the head, are there hardenned washers under the head bolts/nuts? Put a bit of LMM under the nuts/washers as this can throw out the torque wrench by quite some ft/lbs. But yes, if it blew to begin with, your head may be warped and need skimming. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:45 pm ] |
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It may be nothing, unless you are losing water. If it's only visible when cold it's probably just water vapour in the muffler etc. Water condenses in there as it cools down in cold weather. Some cars have a tiny drain hole to let it out, but Minis don't. When it warms up it turns to steam..... 
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| Author: | kudos to minis [ Tue May 26, 2009 1:32 pm ] |
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if its coming from yours tyres your doing a fully sick burnout 
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| Author: | minimy [ Tue May 26, 2009 5:39 pm ] |
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steam or smoke? if its steam, headgasket. if its smoke,stuffed brake booster if your running one. |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue May 26, 2009 5:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: white smoke |
carter wrote: ok fellas im sgtumped and have no idea what does white smoke mean???? It means they have elected a new pope. http://www.catholic-pages.com/pope/election.asp Quote: If a new Pope has been elected, the papers are burned with chemicals (it used to be wet straw) to give white smoke. Otherwise, they give off black smoke, so that the waiting crowds, and the world, know whether their new Holy Father will soon emerge from the Sistine Chapel. On 6 April 2005, it was announced that, in addition to the white smoke, the bells of St Peter's Basilica will be rung to signal the election of the new Pope. This will avoid any doubt about whether the smoke is white or black.
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| Author: | brett [ Tue May 26, 2009 5:59 pm ] |
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I personly believe thats its neither of them. You Mini is simply telling the world that it has elected a new POPE!!! 
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue May 26, 2009 6:00 pm ] |
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Beat ya. 
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| Author: | brett [ Tue May 26, 2009 6:01 pm ] |
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look at the time. we both thought the same thing at the same time!! Devine intervention |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue May 26, 2009 6:12 pm ] |
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brett wrote: look at the time. we both thought the same thing at the same time!! Devine intervention
Another miracle. Hallelujah. |
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