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| Author: | SockToy [ Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | I woke my car up and it got spat grey smoke at me! |
So, went for a little drive yesterday after washing the car. Maybe 20 miles of slow speed driving getting out of london, 50 miles to Brighton on motorways and a roads, and the same in return 6 hours later. All fine and no obvious problems. 2009 997.2 C4S. Shell Nitro (98RON). 14140 miles. Today I was to ferry my dad to his brothers birthday party and turned the ignition over - instant plume of light grey smoke behind the car with a smell of burning. Turned the engine off immediately and havent moved it since. I didnt spot anything notable on the return... and there is a reasonable amount on the 'net about flat 6's occasionally burning off engine oil - but it isnt a particularly cold day here in london, though the engine had sat from midnight to midday, and it's never done it before. Time to panic, or normal behaviour? Cheers, Matt - Slightly nervous noob |
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| Author: | Sean Smallman [ Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I woke my car up and it got spat grey smoke at me! |
They do this occasionally. Keep an eye on it and get it checked out if it happens all the time. |
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| Author: | RichardKS [ Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I woke my car up and it got spat grey smoke at me! |
My old Boxster did it a few times - decent cloud of smoke for a few seconds on start up. Never worried about it. |
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| Author: | sam [ Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I woke my car up and it got spat grey smoke at me! |
Don't know much about water cooled Pork but could this be something to do with the cats having a clear out? I know on other cars that there is a cycle which from time to time cleans them out which produces these symptoms. |
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