I was viewing a car recently and after driving slowly for 5 minutes the car was opened up to "see what it had" i watched in the wing mirror and seen slight misting/white smoke haze the car behind us.

is this normal?

any ideas? unburnt fuel? jap car running rich?

Evo 6 gsr ralliart 2000

 

That does not sound normal at all...could be many things. If you were viewing to purchase it I'd pass on it.

 

Of course it's not normal.

White = water. No bueno.

 

If oil is disappearing from the crankcase, its oil. If coolant is disappearing from the reservoir its coolant. If gas is disappearing from the fuel tank its fun.

 

Check the turbo for shaft play. When the seals go and it starts burning oil, for some reason, it's usually grayish white, not blue like you'd expect. See what the exhaust smells like. Sweet? Coolant. Burnt oil? Oil.

 

I mean it could be a whole combination of things. But an older higher mileage car is going to have some blowby and maybe consume some oil when the load spikes (boost comes in)