Im having this weird problem that barely started. My car is blowing white smoke out of the exhaust but only does this in first gear when I start moving forward. Under boost i havent noticed any smoke. It doesn't always happen but it will usually happen when the car is still warming up and i feather the clutch to get the car moving. I haven't checked today but the last time I checked the oil and coolant were not mixing and I don't have any noticable power loss. Any ideas?

 

is it only when the car has been sitting or all the time...

 

well i have only noticed it twice. Yesterday and today, so Im pretty sure its recent or jsut havent noticed. I usually only drive my car once a day so I guess it happens when it sits overnight but Im not sure. Its not a lot of smoke but enough to notice through my mirror. It will only happen in first gear though and it only happens when I ride the clutch to get a good start. Its weird though because I tried reenacting it to see when the smoke comes out but even when I try to get it to happen it wont happen it just happens randomly and in first gear only.

 

Wht smoke= water, blue smoke= oil, blk smoke =rich. Riding the clutch in first gear shouldnt be causing smike and if its is you have bigger driving issues, none the less, you would smell the clutch, so unrelated. My guess is Head gasket.

 

Has it been cold... It is probably condensation.

 

well it rained the past few days pretty good. i dont know if that matters or not.

I dont think its the head gasket because there is no driveablity issues or any other signs like coolant being pushed out or coolant and oil mixing. Plus it only happens under low load in first gear, I would think the head gasket would be more affected at high loads