Video. White smoke in engine bay. Car sat for a few weeks. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

daniloneil8 · 06-13-2020, 07:16 PM

Car has not been driven in a few weeks.
Drove it for 10 minutes.
Parked and opened the hood to attach battery tender

Smoke.
Is that some oil down on the exhaust ?

Is this a common thing?
What do I do from here?

DarkPira7e · 06-13-2020, 07:19 PM

Seems like it's burning off condensation and maybe a drip of oil. I wouldn't worry. Drive it for a half hour and have it idle, see if it's still smoking. If it continues to smoke, look underneath at the valve cover on the passenger side to see if it's leaking.

vladniko86 · 06-13-2020, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniloneil8

Car has not been driven in a few weeks.
Drove it for 10 minutes.
Parked and opened the hood to attach battery tender

Smoke.
Is that some oil down on the exhaust ?

Is this a common thing?
What do I do from here?

More than likely the cam plate at the back side of the motor is leaking. I’ll link a replacement, you can look for the oem one on the back side and see if you see it.

https://www.ft86speedfactory.com/rac...late-1222.html

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

daniloneil8 · 06-13-2020, 08:29 PM

Has anyone repaired the OEM cam plate by creating a new RTV bead?
The trick seems to be to hand tighten and let it set for 24 hours before torquing down?
If so, what sealant did you use?

daniloneil8 · 06-13-2020, 09:01 PM

Here is a photo of my cam plate.

Has anyone gotten an RTV re-do to work?

For those who have messed around with RTV solutions.
should I skip that whole thing, and just get a 3rd party o-ring plate ?
If so, which one?

daniloneil8 · 06-15-2020, 03:51 PM

Which cam plate replacement do people suggest?

humfrz · 06-15-2020, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniloneil8

Which cam plate replacement do people suggest?

I understand that Raceseng makes a good cam plate -

daniloneil8 · 09-04-2024, 09:04 AM

Just got this again in 2024 after sitting a lot this summer.
Last time, it just resolved on it's own

whataboutbob · 09-09-2024, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by humfrz

I understand that Raceseng makes a good cam plate -

^this. One and done.

06-13-2020, 07:16 PM	#1
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 123 Thanks: 2 Thanked 35 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Video. White smoke in engine bay. Car sat for a few weeks. Car has not been driven in a few weeks. Drove it for 10 minutes. Parked and opened the hood to attach battery tender Smoke. Is that some oil down on the exhaust ? Is this a common thing? What do I do from here?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
white smoke	gt7877	Software Tuning	6	01-11-2020 08:26 AM
White smoke decelerating	azynneo	Engine, Exhaust, Transmission	6	07-23-2016 11:14 AM
White smoke from engine bay after hard driving	mfbmike	Issues \| Warranty \| Recalls / TSB	26	07-09-2014 03:45 AM
White smoke in Engine bay	Pinoywhiz	Engine, Exhaust, Transmission	7	04-07-2014 07:10 PM
3-4 weeks for a white/manual frs sound normal?	jacobzking	Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum	20	05-28-2013 09:06 PM

06-13-2020, 07:19 PM	#2
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 4,029 Thanks: 3,292 Thanked 4,179 Times in 2,100 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Seems like it's burning off condensation and maybe a drip of oil. I wouldn't worry. Drive it for a half hour and have it idle, see if it's still smoking. If it continues to smoke, look underneath at the valve cover on the passenger side to see if it's leaking.

06-13-2020, 08:29 PM	#4
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 123 Thanks: 2 Thanked 35 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Has anyone repaired the OEM cam plate by creating a new RTV bead? The trick seems to be to hand tighten and let it set for 24 hours before torquing down? If so, what sealant did you use?

06-13-2020, 09:01 PM	#5
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 123 Thanks: 2 Thanked 35 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Here is a photo of my cam plate. Has anyone gotten an RTV re-do to work? For those who have messed around with RTV solutions. should I skip that whole thing, and just get a 3rd party o-ring plate ? If so, which one?

06-15-2020, 03:51 PM	#6
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 123 Thanks: 2 Thanked 35 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Which cam plate replacement do people suggest?

09-04-2024, 09:04 AM	#8
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 123 Thanks: 2 Thanked 35 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just got this again in 2024 after sitting a lot this summer. Last time, it just resolved on it's own

User Name		Remember Me?
Password