My guess is the first time was cause by the oil you put down the intake. The second time may be the additive you put into the tank has somehow separated and was drawn into the fuel system or it could have been some residual oil pooled somewhere in the intake that was dumped out when you took the car for a spin. Check you oil often for level and color. You shouldn't be gaining oil and it should not turn chocolate brown and frothy. You should also check your coolant for evidence of oil. You could also take the car in and have a leakdown test to determine if you have problems with the rings or valves. Mike Griese Storage Software Development Manager IBM Storage Systems Division Rochester, MN 55901 Internet: magriese@xxxx voice: (507)253-1853 fax: (507)253-2880 "Michael Fischer" <mfischer@xxxx> on 05/25/99 01:20:06 PM Please respond to dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx To: "DeLorean Mailing List" <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> cc: (bcc: Mike Griese/Rochester/IBM) Subject: [DML] Smoke and Exhaust Well, after sitting through a couple of winters in my garage, I was able to get my DeLorean already for a summer of fun (hopefully) When I had parked it, I had drained the coolant and drained the tank. During it's storage I had replaced them pesky trailing arm bolts and the various filters. (Fuel, Air, Oil) Additionally I had used BarDahl's 'Top Oil' fuel stabilizer in case I didn't get the tank quite empty and had sent some oil down the air intake to lube the upper cylinders. So, upon reactivating, I fill up the tank with gas, (mixed with a bottle of the 'Top Oil') changed the oil and refilled the coolant. Started her up and bleed the cooling system. All sounds fine and dandy, except (oh no) that when I started her up, the exhaust was very noticeable, i.e. billowing clouds of smoke, white smoke. But I let her run, bleeding the coolant and waiting for the fans to kick in. Still smoking up a storm..... The next day, I started her up again, and low and behold, the exhaust was nice and clear, normal even, runs beautiful smooth and steady. So thought I'd go for a spin around the block, and again, about half way around the block, the smoke was coming from the pipes again. Checked the oil and it seems clear, not obvious traces of coolant. Any ideas on what it might be? Any courses of action? Thanks All. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Weather Underground. We provide weather across the world. Visit http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/48 eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
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Well, after sitting through a couple of winters in
my garage, I was able to get my DeLorean already for a summer of fun (hopefully)
When I had parked it, I had drained the coolant and
drained the tank. During it's storage I had replaced them pesky trailing
arm bolts and the various filters. (Fuel, Air, Oil)
Additionally I had used BarDahl's 'Top Oil' fuel
stabilizer in case I didn't get the tank quite empty and had sent some oil down
the air intake to lube the upper cylinders.
So, upon reactivating, I fill up the tank with gas,
(mixed with a bottle of the 'Top Oil') changed the oil and refilled the
coolant. Started her up and bleed the cooling system.
All sounds fine and dandy, except (oh no)
that when I started her up, the exhaust was very noticeable, i.e. billowing
clouds of smoke, white smoke. But I let her run, bleeding the coolant and
waiting for the fans to kick in. Still smoking up a
storm.....
The next day, I started her up again, and low and
behold, the exhaust was nice and clear, normal even, runs beautiful smooth and
steady. So thought I'd go for a spin around the block, and again, about
half way around the block, the smoke was coming from the pipes
again.
Checked the oil and it seems clear, not
obvious traces of coolant.
Any ideas on what it might be? Any
courses of action?
Thanks All.
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