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Tailpipe smoke
Hi All,
I just purchased an 89 911 coupe a few days ago. The car is in great condition and has 46k documented miles. The car does not normally smoke and has no leaks. Yesterdday I was doing some low speed driving around town with some traffic. All of a sudden, there was a big cloud of smoke coming from the tail pipe which lasted for about 2 blocks. It seemed like all of a sudden oil was dumped into the cylinders. I continued to drive the car with varying speeds and the car acted normally with no smoke. Any ideas on what this could be? Possibly a stuck oil pressure relief valve? Thanks, Chas |
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04-11-2008, 03:46 AM
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Check the oil level first. This symptom usually occurs when people have overfilled the oil tank. Engine has to be at full operating temperature, running (idling for a minute, at least) on level ground and checked with the dipstick, not the gauge.
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04-11-2008, 06:17 AM
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Thanks, JR
That's a relief. Chas |
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04-11-2008, 07:46 AM
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So,
Did you check the oil level? JR |
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