Quote:
Originally Posted by Clipdat
Rgr that. Sorry you're getting a face full of smoke just looking into the engine bay. Definitely not a fun experience.
Fun story for you, back when I purchased my first FR-S in December of 2012, I was driving it for the very first time (didn't test drive it - already knew it was going to feel perfectly amazing) off the dealer lot and got a few miles away to a stop light.
Suddenly I notice whisps of white smoke coming out of the right hand side of the engine bay. WTF?! Is my brand new car ON FIRE or something? No no no, that couldn't be. I told myself maybe it's just "release agents" evaporating or something. lol.
It ended up being the leaking cam plate on the passenger rear side of the engine, dripping oil down onto the hot overpipe. Flawed from the factory with 13 miles on it!
I ended up working with Raceseng to test their prototype cam plate before it was released, and I validated their part's successful fixing of the issue!
|
Wow, sorry to hear about that 13-mile experience! Glad you eventually got it fixed though (sounds like a win-win since I'm sure they wanted to validate their product ASAP after model launch, although at a risk too), but did you try to get it fixed under warranty first?
Just now I managed to take a look at my FR-S. No visible leaks at idle, but after a 10-minute drive to get more of an oil circulation, I did notice the same* burning smell and what appears to be this puddle (but didn't catch any leaks mid-drip).
Edit-add: No visible smoke this time though, nothing out of the ordinary next to the O2 sensor.*
Will wipe it tomorrow morning when the sun rises again and see if it reforms. Will also update the thread after going to Toyota (possibly tomorrow afternoon), just hoping to learn from this experience.
Edit-add: Went back after it cooled down a bit to wipe it (also to see what it was) because I didn't want to burn myself before (should have maybe used tongs or something in retrospect when it was fresh), but it seems dry - now I'm not sure if it wasn't there before.
Again, appreciate your advice, links, and anecdotes.