Why does at start up lets out quite a bit of white smoke from the exhaust

Asked by Osito Aug 04, 2016 at 02:20 PM about the 2010 Cadillac SRX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My SRX at start up lets out quite a bit of white smoke from the exhaust, it
does not do it all the time but sometimes after being idle and i turn it on a puff
of white smoke will come out the exhaust,

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KenF answered 8 years ago

Do you have a high-mileage motor? Notice any oil contamination in the coolant? One of the bigger reasons for white smoke from the exhaust is a blown head gasket.

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