Hey There

Does anybody know why Im getting this white smoke coming out from my radiator ? not my turbo or exhuast just my radiator. I just installed a new mani & o2 housing. This my first time turning on my car in weeks . One more thing I left the car running by accident without the top radiator hose on for about 1 to 2 mintues also Im running with only water in my radiator with a little bit of coolant . Could this be the problem ? I whould really apresheate anybodys input on this.

sorry for the grammar Im my garage with the car and these fumes are killing me

Thanks

 

the hose loose would've probably spewed water/coolant on the rad. It got hot and then boiled and evaporated (white smoke) the water. You should be fine, just keep running it and it should disapear.

 

The 'smoke' you are seeing could actually be steam. A better explanation would help us with your cause. Was the car hot when you saw the 'smoke'? Cold? What is your coolant/water ratio in your radiator?

 

you may have punchured something while doing the install since it's a very tight fit. I had to remove mine to do a clean install. Water has a low boiling point so it would cause your car to overheat but not burn coolant.

 

Thanks Guys


I think I added about 18 Oz. of Coolant/ and filled the rest with water. The car was cold so I let idle the for a min two and thats when the smoke started showing . The white smoke has gone down abit, but when I take off my radiator cap I see a bit of smoke riseing from inside of the radiator. Did I ruin my radiator ?

Thanks Again

 

Check under your car after it has sat for awhile. If you see coolant on the ground, then you very well could have punctured it as mentioned earlier during your 02 install and new mani. If not, then you are more than likely witnessing the amazing laws of physics in action....The smoke I would have to say is STEAM.......not smoke. You want to make sure you have an acceptable amount of coolant in your radiator. It helps prevents corrosion and raises the boiling temperature. Hope this helps out for ya....

BTW, how much time had passed since you turned off your car and witnessed STEAM coming out of your radiator?

 

Thanks A Bunch Shadow

Yeah I think Its been over 10 mintues. The steam is only mild now. If the problem continues Im going sell the car and partout my aftermarket stuff .

 

actaully water is better for cooling.
If everything is opperating right you should not see any smoke as the temp will be well below boiling point.

You might have Blown gasket?? Did you notice any coolant/water loss recently?

 

While it may have better cooling properties than a water/coolant mix, with a boiling point of only 212 degrees F you're not too far into the safe zone. Coolant does a fine job at cooling an engine and has many more safeguards than straight H2O.

 

Water is much better to cool the engine, coolant is needed for lubrication only, prevents rust and wont let it freze in cold climates.

Radiator pressure keep boiling point well above.

There is a lot of litrature on this. Thats why tipically if you run higher pressure rad cap, the boiling point goes up. Nothing to do with coolant.

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