Slight smoking

[A90alex]

Today I was able to capture a video of my car at a light idling and small amount of either smoke or steam I have no idea. Car has 13k miles and has intake, catless downpipe, chargepipe, flex fuel kit tuned on E50 with Ecutek. When I started the car up today I could smell gas but everything is dry and sealed. Any idea why I could be smelling gas upon start up and smoking?

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[AyeBird]

The gas smell could be on account of your catless downpipe. The smoking could be condensation burning off, is this on cold start?

 

[A90alex]

The gas smell could be on account of your catless downpipe. The smoking could be condensation burning off, is this on cold start?

Roughly cold start, would this happen even being 90° outside? Also it seems to be smoking like that every once in a while when i am driving and let of the gas on the highway

 

[NorcalMk5]

This happened to me today as well. 90ish degrees also. Not sure what the cause is? Same mods as yours.

 

[Axix23]

Most likely turbo seals going bad

 

[A90alex]

Most likely turbo seals going bad

With only 13k miles? I don’t drive the car hard, hardly ever

 

[A90alex]

Most likely turbo seals going bad

Is there anyway to check and see if this is in fact what is happening?

 

[A90.C]

Most likely turbo seals going bad

This forum never surprises me with its stupidity

 

[Axix23]

This forum never surprises me with its stupidity

Same here buddy with your neewb status.

 

[Axix23]

Is there anyway to check and see if this is in fact what is happening?

is it burning any oil? What color is the smoke?

 

[Cptnslo]

is it burning any oil? What color is the smoke?

Burning oil is typically blue exhaust smoke to signify turbo seals.

 

[Axix23]

Burning oil is typically blue exhaust smoke to signify turbo seals.

i know that. I was asking the OP what color is his smoke.

 

[Cptnslo]

i know that. I was asking the OP what color is his smoke.

Oh my bad I was also just trying to let op know. Typically white smoke is condensation or in worst case it’s coolant but that’s SO unlikely

 

[jchadwell]

Not trying to be an ass. Genuine curiosity. Why all those mods to not drive the car hard?

 

[NorcalMk5]

I’m so curious to what it could be.

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