couple of questions, looking for help

[zoobsvt]

What would it mean if every time I start the car when it is cold there is a puff of white smoke, also what doe it sound like when the tensioner chain starts to go. Hope some one can help thanks.

[djmcmath]

By "puff," do you mean like 2-3 seconds, or like 2-3 minutes? A couple of seconds of smoke isn't particularly abnormal, as far as I know.

Not sure about chain tensioners -- do you have the Carrera chain tensioner upgrade?

Dan



PS -- for future reference, more people are likely to click on a thread if the subject is apparent in the title of the thread. For example, this thread could be named, "White smoke puff on start, failing chain tensioners?" or something similar.




PPS -- Welcome to the board.

[sammyg2]

A bad chain tensioner has been described as a metal chain bouncing around in a tin trash can. I've never heard one but I can imagine the sound.
Lots of 911s smoke for a few seconds at satart up, nothing to worry about there. how many miles can you get from a quart of oil?
If you need to add oil every 500 miles, you have a problem. If you can go 1000 miles, you don't.