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Originally Posted by mike the snake
Usually if it's condensation, the steam will dissipate quickly.
Smoke lingers, and floats away depending on wind.
The white smoke is actually steam, and happens to just about every car. It is more or less depending on the weather humidity.
The cooling exhaust causes condensation inside the same as water collects on a glass of ice water.
White SMOKE on startup usually indicates rings or valve guides, and I'd be surprised if either of those is happening on a newer, low miles engine.
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I am feeling confident that it is steam now. When it came out of the vents it disappeared pretty quickly, and had no smell. When it came out of the exhaust on start up, by the time I jumped out of the car to check it out all the smoke/steam had disappeared.