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(Message started by: Endaf on Aug 11^th, 2005, 12:25pm)

Title: Thought the car was on fire!!
Post by Endaf on Aug 11^th, 2005, 12:25pm

Driving to work today happy as always when suddenly huge amounts of white smoke started to pour from the underneath the bonnet & coming through the air vents! Thought the car was on fire due to so much smoke!
Opened the bonnet & saw crystal clear smoke coming from one of the pipes leading towards the middle left hand side of the engine(as you've guessed not technically minded!) Any idea what it could be?? got a garage picking it up & looking at it later tonight. If it makes any difference the CC has been blowing hot air not cold for the last few days, was going to have it looked at at the w/e, could this be anything?? any help/costs would be appreciated!

Title: Re: Thought the car was on fire!!
Post by Highlander on Aug 11^th, 2005, 1:05pm

Is it a diesel? diesel smoke maybe? I had a Rover do this on me once, blocked 4 lanes of road till the smoke cleared :)

Title: Re: Thought the car was on fire!!
Post by Endaf on Aug 11^th, 2005, 2:31pm

2.3 16v ultima

Title: Re: Thought the car was on fire!!
Post by scorpio_man on Aug 11^th, 2005, 4:02pm

hi there

broken a/c pipe? :-/

a few member are reporting the pipe next to the exhaust heatshield being worn away (rubbing).

or a head gasket? did it overheat?

hth

Title: Re: Thought the car was on fire!!
Post by Endaf on Aug 11^th, 2005, 5:17pm

no warning of overheating so dont think so. im thinking its the a/c as well, just hope its not the head gasket!