celica-190 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Hi all,just got home from work and there was white smoke coming from the back of my 5 and the car was overheating ,is this the cause of the white smoke or is it something else that is making it overheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 is that signs of head gasket problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid1100 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Have you checked oil filler cap ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celica-190 Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) Had a new H/G 20,000 miles ago,rad cap was loose so hopefully just that but never know. Also had a new rad and waterpump at the same time Have you checked oil filler cap ? Yes mate,topped the oil up yesterday so I know thats fine,was OK this morning going to work and seem fine on the motorway,no loss of power just a but warmer Edited October 24, 2011 by celica-90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Have u lost any water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Was if definitely white smoke, this time of year most cars with spit out white vapour in the morning when the temperature drops, or was it smoking even when up to running temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celica-190 Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Have u lost any water? Yeah about 2 litres ,just topped her up again with antifreeze,water 50/50/mix going to take her for a run after a shower Was if definitely white smoke, this time of year most cars with spit out white vapour in the morning when the temperature drops, or was it smoking even when up to running temp Was on way home from work after a 20 mile run on the motorway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Sounds like the head gasket's gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 When the head gasket was done was the head skimmed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsillycar Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Sounds like head gasket,waterloss and smoking. Fingers crossed for you it aint mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celica-190 Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 When the head gasket was done was the head skimmed? Yes it was mate,had it running on thwe drive for 15mins and seemed OK so going to take her for a quick run and I shall be back in a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgtt Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 is the rad fan kicking in?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Has the head been re-torqued since it was re-fitted after the HG change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celica-190 Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 is the rad fan kicking in?? I think so it always did,the other little fan is always on but just got back from giving it a run and no overheating but will check water level in the morning and when I get to work but I think it was me not replacing rad cap properly and it blew it off as water was all over the slam panel and heat shield and everywhere else. So human error in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgtt Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 thats good news then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 You know what they say - fix the obvious problem and see if the symptom goes away. Hopefully the rad cap was all that was wrong ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celica-190 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 You know what they say - fix the obvious problem and see if the symptom goes away. Hopefully the rad cap was all that was wrong ... Think it was as have done a 50mile round trip to work and back today and hasnt lost a drop or overheated so heres hoping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorris Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 You where lucky it didnt do any damage when it over heated and im so glad you put the anti freeze in aswell. I wonder how many this winter will have frozen and cracked blocks due to lack of anti freeze????? Dorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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