White smoke coming from bottom part of my VR4 engine when idling?

[cychang]

Started up my VR4 one day and saw some WHITE SMOKE coming out from the bottom part of my engine?...any comments?

[Nick Mann]

White is water vapour.

Something was damp. If it happened soon after startup then I would guess exhaust, possibly manifold or turbo.

Keep an eye on your coolant levels and see if it happens again. Mine smokes white on start up out of the exhaust at this time of year and always has.

[cychang]

Thank you Nick!
Just wondering...how do I upload pictures or short video clips?

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[cychang]

Any ideas why the white smoke is coming out from that part of the engine?...Please see YouTube link below.

https://youtu.be/aspChsdFY0Y

[cychang]

https://youtu.be/A22WxVvcjac

Any comments anybody?....

[Amonlym]

maybe a leak onto the exhaust manifold? does the smoke have any smell?
looks similar (but a bit lighter) to oil seeping onto the manifold, mine smoked for 5 min after a few days stationary until the leak was resolved.

[TAR]

almost certainly oil burning on the exhaust manifold. Possibly caused by the rocker cover gasket leaking. Do you see any oil at the join of the rocker cover and the head?
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