White smoke at startup

[Spreadman]

I did a search, but wasn't satisfied with the answers.

When I start up, there is white sweet smelling smoke coming out of my pipes and it lasts until the motor is up to operating temp. I know it's coolant. I don't have any obvious leaks on the intake.

I just got the car back from the shop though. Had a new radiator, upper rad. hose, coolant tank and had the system flushed. Ran over a chair.

I don't think it's a head gasket since I drive the car hard....has 125k miles and it JUST started happening.

I'm thinking that when he flushed the system, that it cracked the intake. Any ideas?

 

[white99gt]

I did a search, but wasn't satisfied with the answers.

When I start up, there is white sweet smelling smoke coming out of my pipes and it lasts until the motor is up to operating temp. I know it's coolant. I don't have any obvious leaks on the intake.

I just got the car back from the shop though. Had a new radiator, upper rad. hose, coolant tank and had the system flushed. Ran over a chair.

I don't think it's a head gasket since I drive the car hard....has 125k miles and it JUST started happening.

I'm thinking that when he flushed the system, that it cracked the intake. Any ideas?

If the intake cracked it would most likely start skipping(because it will put coolant on a sparkplug).Also if it was a coolant leak into the exhaust it would be there all the time not just at warm up.

 

[Pirateinastang]

Bad rings?

 

[Spreadman]

If the intake cracked it would most likely start skipping(because it will put coolant on a sparkplug).Also if it was a coolant leak into the exhaust it would be there all the time not just at warm up.

When I first start it up, it does "skip", but goes away after a few minutes.

Any ideas?

 

[white99gt]

When I first start it up, it does "skip", but goes away after a few minutes.

Any ideas?

Check the plugs one day before you start it.They will be wet if there is oil or coolant on them..

 

[xspwr stang]

My 5.0 Cougar did the same thing w/the sweet smell so I knew it was coolant also. My lower intake gasket was busted and it happend at around 150k miles. I had to buy a kit that contained a bunch of gaskets for $95 and it worked perfect.

 

[Notched]

well it could be a cracked intake.. when the car warms up, the metal in the intake expands, and closes off the leak. seen it happen a few times.

 

[Spreadman]

Head gasket leak. I've got chocolate milk on my oil cap.