Hi guys, so this morning after a bit of driving to work, I see smoke come out of the passenger side front fender. I was next to my car shoveling the snow out of the way so I can park the spot and then I notice white smoke coming from the passenger side front wheel. I panaiced and pop the hood, no smoke at engine or radiator, but theres a little bit squeezing through the pass. fender gap upward. If I close the hood the smoke would come out from under the fender in the wheel well slots.

I know there is a cooler of some sort right inside the passenger side bumper, could it be leaking? or is it b/c the snow/ice/salt mix that got in there and gets vaporized by the cooler when it turn hot? I turn the car off for a bit and turn it back on again and drived it for couple of blocks and seem to be ok, no cel or overheat warning (knock on wood).

recent mod done SS brake lines intall and fluid flushed 2 weeks ago. and car was burried in snow yesterday morning.


Thanks for the time guys!

 

Maybe snow that you parked over top? Did you change your downpipe? Did it look like steam or smoke?

 

Did the smoke have a smell or was it just steam? From what you've described, it's probably that you had some snow/slush get on your oil cooler or your brakes and is no big deal.

 

looks like both, white, no coloring. Yeah, snow could be the reasone cuz the evo was burried in it, the snow was up the the top fender. But I don't want to be too optiumistic. evenever I see smoke from my car, I panic...

 

This.

Your oil cooler is right there and your brakes are hot as ****, no reason for concern

 

I didn't smell anything like coolant smell, but a bit of burnt smell...

 

brakes are on both sides, so why didn't the driver's sider have smoke? should be the oil cooler? cuz thats just on the passenger side right?