anyone elses car smoke for like the first 20 seconds after sitting overnight. i have and 03 lancer es 5spd and it smokes when i first start it and i was wondering if anyone else had this problem cause my mitsu dealer said it was normal. thanks

 

hahaha bring it to another dealer, that doesnt sound normal at all!

 

doesnt sound normal to me either especially on a car w/ 14000 miles on it

 

is it white smoke? dark smoke?
a lot of cars have a "smoke" when they start up and when its cold u can really see it. but once they warm up u dont see it anymore, if its that type i think its normal

 

no its not a condensation type of smoke its like blueish smoke what does that mean it only lasts for around 5-20 seconds after cold start up. thanks for the tech help

 

hmmm dont really know about that... does ur engine make any noises? have u checked ur oil to make sure its not leaking? no check engine light?

 

the smoking isn't normal if its bluish. Could be a number of things, coolant, oil, i'm not an expert but its not normal, take it to dealer.

Nebo

 

no leaks no lights i already have another appt at the dealer 2morrow for my steering i think i just got a lemon dam u mitsu my eclipse is garbage too. my luck is stinky pooo.

 

Blue smoke is usually oil burning through the engine. No way should an engine be doing that after only 14k. Even if you've done no maintenance at all, I can't imagine it going bad that soon.
-N

 

its not lemon till 3 times with same problem.. and i think they have to try to fix it each time too.. not just say its normal

 

yeah bring it back.. looks like your seals or rings are shot or something. put in fresh oil first though and see what happens. if the problem remains bring it back and tell them to start their own cars and see if its 'normal' for blue smoke to pour out. :P
b

 

yeah blue smoke is oil.

def take it back and see whats up.

 

black smoke is fuel blue is il white smoke is coolant

prolly a bad valve seal and its leakin down through it into a cylender

 

smoke from cold start is normal, but only a small amount and for maybe 1 second.

And the lemon law is for "safety" items only, at least last time I checked. Unless you could prove a safety risk from this smoke, you might not get it under that. But it should definitely be under the emissions warranty.

 

thanx, went to the dealer today, they gave me more bull, and they actually wrecked my car when they took it for a test drive, so time to get a lawyer, and a new car. unbelievable