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ArchReactor86 · 02-24-2020, 01:26 PM

Hello,

Sorry if this is in wrong area if so Mods please move. I changed my oil and afterwards noticed that this was smoking a little. I have a couple questions:
1: what is it?
2: should it be smoking lightly?

I attached an image not sure if that’s how to insert a photo.

Thanks in advance for replies. Sorry if it’s a noob question.

YamahaR86 · 02-24-2020, 01:31 PM

You probably dropped some oil on the exhaust. Typically it'll have some smoke/smell until it burns away.

That's your Exhaust Header down there, with the 02 sensor.

White smoke out of exhaust = normal
Thick white smoke = coolant leak/burning
Black smoke = gasoline flooded/leaking in engine
Blue smoke = engine oil leak/burning
Grey smoke = turbocharger/transmission, etc.

HaXx · 02-24-2020, 01:32 PM

itlooks like you got a drop of oil on the heat shield of your header. and its just burning off the oil drop. no problem at all. just report back if its still a problem in a week.

ArchReactor86 · 02-24-2020, 01:36 PM

ok thats what i was hoping. i could have sworn it was smoking from the wire but like you said its exahust and thats also where the dipstick ends which is likely to drip oil when checking.

02-24-2020, 01:26 PM	#1
ArchReactor86 Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Drives: 2013 GBS BRZ Limited Location: Beaverton OR Posts: 21 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What’s this called? Hello, Sorry if this is in wrong area if so Mods please move. I changed my oil and afterwards noticed that this was smoking a little. I have a couple questions: 1: what is it? 2: should it be smoking lightly? I attached an image not sure if that’s how to insert a photo. Thanks in advance for replies. Sorry if it’s a noob question. Attached Images Last edited by ArchReactor86; 02-24-2020 at 01:42 PM. Reason: Update picture

02-24-2020, 01:31 PM	#2
YamahaR86 JDM Vaping Stance Nation Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 White Location: FL Posts: 710 Thanks: 650 Thanked 345 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	You probably dropped some oil on the exhaust. Typically it'll have some smoke/smell until it burns away. That's your Exhaust Header down there, with the 02 sensor. White smoke out of exhaust = normal Thick white smoke = coolant leak/burning Black smoke = gasoline flooded/leaking in engine Blue smoke = engine oil leak/burning Grey smoke = turbocharger/transmission, etc. __________________ Clueless

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02-24-2020, 01:32 PM	#3
HaXx Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Drives: jrsc_brz Location: boston Posts: 965 Thanks: 726 Thanked 676 Times in 337 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	itlooks like you got a drop of oil on the heat shield of your header. and its just burning off the oil drop. no problem at all. just report back if its still a problem in a week.

02-24-2020, 01:36 PM	#4
ArchReactor86 Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Drives: 2013 GBS BRZ Limited Location: Beaverton OR Posts: 21 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	ok thats what i was hoping. i could have sworn it was smoking from the wire but like you said its exahust and thats also where the dipstick ends which is likely to drip oil when checking.

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