to pick up my new Lancer. It had 7 miles on it and I drove it 8 to work. Well when I turned off the car and got out there was smoke coming from the exhaust. Is this normal? And if so how long can I expect this. This is my first new car so I might need some explaining about the breaking in period. Thanks.

 

yes, its normal, it did it on mine too for a couple days. up until 100 milesi think.

 

I got my car with 10 miles on it and it has never smoked. I do not believe this is normal, I would take it back to the dealer.

edit: just saw above post, do you think weather (hot vs cold) might have something to do with this, it gets a helluva lot colder where you guys live.

 

not a good sign, was it smoke or just condensed exhaust from cold?

smoke indicates something leaking, like oil.. take to dealer and have em look at it.

Congrats on the car, it'll treat you well.

 

It happen to my lancer the guy at the dealership told me it was oil burning the the cylinder and thay changed the oil.

I WOULD TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT!!!!

 

It was definately smoke and it had a odor to it. I'll drive it home from work and if it's still doing it I'll take it in and have them tell me what's up.

 

It's probably just some paint/covering on the exhaust that's burning off. As long as the smoke isn't coming out while the car is ON, then it shouldn't be a problem.

 

Thats very normal with new cars... almost always will a new car do that

 

mine didnt do it

 

i dont remember mine doing it but i remember people that bought the Greddy exhaust had smoking till the exhaust broke in

 

mine didn't do it

 

mine did smoke, and it did have an odor. it last only for a few days. A friend told me it was the plastic burning off the engine. Not sure if this is true?

 

Got mine with 4 miles on it ( ) and I didn't have this problem. I would definately take it to the dealer to have it checked, just to be safe

 

i got mine last december with 18 miles on it and never had any smoke come out of the exhaust

 

mine smoked, it's honestly just the protectant they put on the things while they are in the warehouse, most new exhausts have an odd smell and a slight cook off of the stuff...smells like dry maccaroni to me.