White smoke from engine bay - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ffsrhys · 05-02-2022, 10:21 AM

Hi all, after some spirited running the day before I took my 86 out today and without using high revs a fairly noticable smoke smell started entering the cabin, I checked the engine bay after and quite a lot of white smoke was coming from the bottom of the engine bay.

Here is a video of the issue

Any ideas?

blsfrs · 05-02-2022, 08:43 PM

What did it smell like? Hard to tell if it's steam from a coolant leak of smoke from an oil leak. Either way, you will need to pull the bottom cover off and have a look.

ffsrhys · 05-03-2022, 06:24 AM

quite a strong burning smell

Trollhart · 05-03-2022, 06:46 AM

Also check under the car, you might have collected a plastic bag somewhere on the road, now touching some hot part of the engine bay.

I have already seen this happen twice, once on my own BRZ. White smoke and burning smell.

Or it's a leak indeed. Coolant usually smells slightly sweet. Oil does not.

Tcoat · 05-03-2022, 07:10 AM

Is that oil I see running down the block in the left side of the shot?

ffsrhys · 05-03-2022, 07:44 AM

I'll have a look underneath later today for debris/leak!

Falkon240 · 10-25-2022, 01:09 PM

I am detecting a faint burning oil smell when I sit idle in my car.

What's the update on this?

soundman98 · 10-26-2022, 09:28 PM

oil is supposed to be inside the motor, not outside.

did you hit something? run over something? change something? let someone look at something?

the possibilities are nearly endless.

murdoc · 10-26-2022, 09:48 PM

I just found my cam plate has started leaking, you might wanna check that.

soundman98 · 10-26-2022, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murdoc

I just found my cam plate has started leaking, you might wanna check that.

do you know a guy with a van?

Ultramaroon · 10-27-2022, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98

do you know a guy with a van?

Took me a sec, fool!

wbradley · 10-27-2022, 12:35 PM

I prefer the Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino.

That looks almost like The A Team's van.

Tcoat · 10-27-2022, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wbradley

I prefer the Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino.

That looks almost like The A Team's van.

Ultramaroon · 10-27-2022, 12:55 PM

le sigh

05-02-2022, 10:21 AM	#1
ffsrhys Junior Member Join Date: May 2022 Drives: 2012 GT86 Location: England Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	White smoke from engine bay Hi all, after some spirited running the day before I took my 86 out today and without using high revs a fairly noticable smoke smell started entering the cabin, I checked the engine bay after and quite a lot of white smoke was coming from the bottom of the engine bay. Here is a video of the issue Any ideas?

05-03-2022, 07:10 AM	#5
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blsfrs Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Drives: 2013 frs base Location: central Virginia Posts: 1,114 Thanks: 1,729 Thanked 910 Times in 473 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What did it smell like? Hard to tell if it's steam from a coolant leak of smoke from an oil leak. Either way, you will need to pull the bottom cover off and have a look.

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ffsrhys Junior Member Join Date: May 2022 Drives: 2012 GT86 Location: England Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	quite a strong burning smell

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Trollhart Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Sport Location: Northern Germany Posts: 49 Thanks: 7 Thanked 63 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Also check under the car, you might have collected a plastic bag somewhere on the road, now touching some hot part of the engine bay. I have already seen this happen twice, once on my own BRZ. White smoke and burning smell. Or it's a leak indeed. Coolant usually smells slightly sweet. Oil does not.

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ffsrhys Junior Member Join Date: May 2022 Drives: 2012 GT86 Location: England Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'll have a look underneath later today for debris/leak!

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