White smoke??

[Punk'd]

What does white smoke mean? I started my bike today and theres white smoke coming from the exhaust.

How do I fix this?

I just put new oil in.. 10W-30 in the motor side, 10w-40 in the tranny side.

I dont know what can be wrong.. I rode in the pouring down rain yesterday? Maybe that effects it..

My poor babys sick:(

[Punk'd]

Anyone?? I need to fix this crap lol

[Kev]

Originally posted by Punk'd
What does white smoke mean? I started my bike today and theres white smoke coming from the exhaust.

How do I fix this?

I just put new oil in.. 10W-30 in the motor side, 10w-40 in the tranny side.

I dont know what can be wrong.. I rode in the pouring down rain yesterday? Maybe that effects it..

My poor babys sick:(


White smoke is caused by coolant. It could be due to the rain hitting the pipe. I would check your coolant level and see if it's gone done or not. If it's gone down then you probably have a gasket leaking....

[Cody_300ex]

Originally posted by Kev
White smoke is caused by coolant. It could be due to the rain hitting the pipe. I would check your coolant level and see if it's gone done or not. If it's gone down then you probably have a gasket leaking....

Or possibly he got a little water in the pipe washing it, or condensation.

[Punk'd]

My coolant hasnt gone down, it remains the same.

So do you believe its something to worry about or not?

Im just paranoid:ermm:

[ghott]

Are you using the choke when you start it up? It might be the extra gas in the carb burning out. Althought I would think that would be black smoke...hmmm...now I've stumped myself...sheesh

[Punk'd]

I did ride in the rain and hit alot of water and stuff. Im hopeing its just water..

[d3ktrix]

Does it go away once the bike is warmed up?
Could just be condensation if it does.

If not it sounds like u are burning coolant.

How bad is it? Just a little or real extreme?

[Punk'd]

Originally posted by d3ktrix
Does it go away once the bike is warmed up?
Could just be condensation if it does.

If not it sounds like u are burning coolant.

How bad is it? Just a little or real extreme?

I dont see any when it idles, but when I give it gas there it is. Its not extreme, but deffinetly a decent amount.

I didnt have a chance to let it run to see if it goes away because I had to go to work, but tomorrow thats number 1 on my list.

[firefighterjosh]

You might be running lean?

[Punk'd]

Originally posted by firefighterjosh
You might be running lean?

Is it possible that would make it smoke?

[DieselBoy]

wait a couple rides, and see if the white smoke disapears. if it does not, then you'll know you have a coolant leak.

if your engine was running rich it would be black.
blue indicates blowby/oil in combustion
white is actually steam from coolant/water
lean wouldn't really smoke...

[DieselBoy]

take it for a good run, if it's moisture, than it will go away quickly, if not, it's time to examine the motor.

[firefighterjosh]

I have heard a really lean engine will smoke white. Correct me if I am wrong.