The key to his diagnoses was the smell of raw fuel with the smoke. If the white smells sweet, its coolant, if the smoke has some blue, theres oil in there. If you have a turbo, or a pcv, check that first, then turbo, then check compression and if its a subaru drive it off a cliff
I learned what I know about working on cars, mowers etc from having no one who cares about me & being poor, while I wouldn't wish my life on anyone, I can honestly say I have learned a lot & it is fascinating how engine parts work together to keep cars running down the road smoothly & even small engines powering through everyday jobs.
I have been doing this for over 40 years and like you i taught myself, it is amazing how engines work, i still learn something new every day. if you ever need any tips on something your working on just email me and ill do my best to help you.
Having same issue. Tons of white smoke after it starts warming up and even more when push the gas pedal has a smell of gas to it. Shaky idle as well. When driving it seems to run fine still has white smoke coming out sometimes it's a lot sometimes its not. Sometimes , it will smooth idle then will start being shaky again when I stop again.
I have this same symptom happening on a 2000 Electra Glide Harley. White smoke and it pops pretty bad as I twist the throttle open. I've been eyeing the injectors the last few days. Thank you for the video.
Bro my car just started smoking, i was driving and gave my jetta a lil pull and a bunch of white smoke came out, i was thinking it was my turbo but it doesnt sound like my turbo is blown, this really has me bummed out due to this being my daily for weekdays
@@lgrw9883 White smoke typically means head gasket. Check dip stick to see if oil looks diluted or milky. See if coolant tank level has changed. Bluish smoke at engine startup, etc is valve seats or piston rings. If you have to add oil every week or more, there's another clue (although old valve cover gaskets can cause oil loss).
If the "white smoke" dissipates very quickly, it's steam. Check your overflow tank when the engine cools. If you notice a significant drop in coolant, there's the source of your steam. If your tank is at the full line, then do what this very gentleman suggests.
You'd be smart to locate some specific O ring grease and save it for just these occasions, any old stuff can degrade the rubber or butul or any number of the various compounds they could be made of. It's even possible for grease specific to one type of O ring to be incompatible for others, the more you know....
What does that have to do with Jewish people, as they don't acknowledge that jesus entity as some sort of god? They're simply wrong, along with their whole belief system?
Great work, I'm facing the a problem with my w211 Mercedes that's om642 engine, the problem is I delete cat after first start car start smoking ( colour blue) and the smell from the exhaust very bad and it also harm to eyes 👀, smell also come in cabin while driving. But i didn't tune my car yet. But there is no other problems like hard cold start any miss fire no black smoke no burning oil ever coolant level is fine. I mean car runs fine.
Hydrolocked a motor with stuck open injector. Same symptoms with noticable power loss. Did not know till opened the motor found fuel in the oil and bent rod.
I have a dakota 2001 4.7 and it has a Poweraid air system added. I have been asking mechanics to tell me why I have SOME smoke out the tailpipe on occasion, but they all seem to want to diagnose it for $$$. I know about compression testing and Leak testing for Valves and Piston issues and the possibility, but this truck only smokes a very little and only when I'm doing short work (yard work) or when I put it in reverse. All videos talking about smoke don't specify that it has to be a LOT of smoke or a Little smoke to be valves of pistons. I am not wanting to put that kind of money if my problem isn't a problem. Does a Poweraid Air Boost create the potential for pockets of fuel to create white smoke? It doesn't smoke when idle, or on the highway or at stop signs...but it does when I sit for more than a couple minutes in park/stopped. I'm looking for the truth about this so I can be at peace. Grateful!!!
I got a 99 f250 superduty 5.4 Triton I replaced fuel pump know it knocks from passenger side engine, blows white smoke, shakes bad, and stalls when I hit the gas. Fuel injectors is my last thing to replace with those symptoms, hopefully. It's been sitting for awhile
I hate it when classical rules of thumb, in this case that white smoke is usually water in a combustion chamber, is dead wrong. Presumably the smell of gas, and maybe fuel trim dialed way down one one bank, steered the diagnosis in the correct direction.
@@AutoRepairTips757 I have a Toyota Tundra. It’s a 2005 limited with the 4.7. I actually found out what it was making it smoke. I have a k&N cold air intake and i took it off to clean it and switched two vacuum hoses around one went to the fuel rail and the other to the power steering pump and evidently it was also the cause of my power steering leaking or what i thought was leaking. But not seeing power steering fluid anywhere made me wonder where it was going, well I took it back apart and put it together, took the intake tube off and BAM! Found out where my power steering fluid was going lol. Idk changed the oil, poured a hole can of sea foam in the gas tank and a whole can in the engine, took the fuel rail off injectors out cleaned everything it’s fine. You can’t hurt those 2uzfe’s. 2005 looked today has exactly 142,088 miles no engine light, no smoke, drives straight as an arrow, it’s lifted on 33/12.50s hell best truck I’ve ever owned.
I am having this same issue now with my 2008 Nissan Armada so I will get it checked out and hopefully these money sucking mechanics won't have me replacing things that don't need replacing.
Just wondering if you could help, decided to get my car serviced (before car ran fine) since I've had the service done I've got smoke coming from the front pipe which stinks any idea what this could be?
I have a 2014 Honda Accord 2door That smokes when it collets water at the tip of the exhaust? It does this at cold starts but doesn’t smoke when I’m driving or at a complete stop. The smoke is transparent and it’s visible during hot days!! I need help!!
06 Ford van... white smoke coming out at start up for a bit then clears up... dont think head gaskets are bad, sounds like could be injectors which i think these engines are known for bad ones....all this sound about right?
An easy way to test it get a fuel pressure tester start the engine let it run for a second turn the engine off it should hold pressure and slowly come down if it drops down to zero really fast then it’s either going to be a regulator or an injector
I have a 1993 Plymouth Voyager minivan. Today first time ever had a hard time starting it. Even after running it for a couple of miles. I don’t know if it was the fuel injectors or what but it just wouldn’t completely turn over at first. Once I got the engine to turn over, lots of white smoke came out but it didn’t smell like oil it smelled like plastic!! Any ideas?
I think this may be my problem, all my fuel injectors are making the constant clicking sound but i have the fuel smell as well. Once i start the truck its a sometimes and sometimes not with the thick white smoke. It always vacates after going so far down the road, but when then white smoke vactes, i can see some blue smoke that will vacate as well. So, would i have faulty injeactors as well as valve cover gasket?
Similar problem with my 2004 Porsche Boxster. Was driving, and all of the sudden white smoke was bellowing out of the exhaust. It went away after a bit of driving, but after starting it a few hours later, more smoke. I suspected the worst(head gasket), but I wasn't losing any coolant and the car was maintaining safe operating Temps. The mechanic replaced the air/oil separator and says the car doesn't smoke at all now - picking it up tonight so we'll see. Great video by the way, very concise and helpful.
@@dsandoval7843 the way I understand it is that it captures/ separates oil vapors from the engine ventilation system and redirects them back to the oil pan. So if it's not functioning properly, the oil vapors would be burned in the combustion cycle. I'd definitely take it to a trusted mechanic to see what he/she thinks
@@royal-tbutler2241 it was the air/oil seperator. It only smokes a little on a cold start which is apparently normal with this car. It stops after a few moments.
I have this VW Polo TSi that smokes at start up and revving......it does not smell like oil or much fuel... coolant is not lost.....although it used alot of oil in one week it doesnt smell like burned oil.....had turbo cleaned coz it sometimes happens the turbo can leak oil into the exhaust and intake when the blades are not spinning fast enough ...had the injectors cleaned as well...new fuel pump coz the HPFP was leaking fuel into the Cam Cover..... now waiting for a new Fuel Pressure Regulator to see if problem goes away coz when i bench testes the Regulator it gets power but the solenoid inside doesnt click or kick when energized..... suspecting too rich mixture getting in there....rough idle but revving sounds good besides the smoke.....my cheap ELM327 shows P0300, P0302, P0303 .....the other codes went away after a proper cleaning of some sensors
The number 2 cylinder has a fault.... after installing the new HPFP the car finally started but showed fault code P0302....other codes went away..... spark plug broke off inside the cylinder head when i wanted to do a swap with the plugs and coils to rule those out..... now i ave to try get it out...... after this ima do a compression test to see if piston rings a worn on that cylinder.....but as i said the tail smoke doesnt smell like oil......either rings or cylinder gasket 😢😢😢 .... more headaches
U r the best, i had the same exact issue on 2015 nissan patrol gu engine 4.8L, i followed ur step and yeah one injector is leaking, white smoke fuel smell and misfire, now will change this injector Thanks a lot
99 dodge ram 1500 when I drive on a flat surface a little bit of white smoke comes out of the tailpipe & the check engine light is on it says multiple misfire. However, when I am going downhill for any extended amount of time, say a couple of miles when I get to the bottom of the hill & am driving on a straight & flat road the white smoke bellows out of the exhaust like the truck is on fire 🔥 for about a mile. 😭 any ideas 🤔
Yea I started having white smoke come out of my toyota camry bad only at startup though, and not really a smell just exhaust smell. Already replaced the head gasket once
Hi all. I'm stumped and really need your help and advice regarding a fair bit of white smoke coming out the exhaust until the coolant temp reaches around 60oC. Now I know this would usually be water, but I'm not loosing any coolant at all! ...Nor am I losing oil or have any mayo under the oil filler cap. Equally there's no oil in the coolant reservoir either. No loss of power. Starts and drives fine too, it's just an embarrassing amount of smoke/vapour that almost filled the car park at work yesterday! I always warm up the car before I drive it, and it hasn't overheated before. So, I put it to you great people for your suggestions... Many thanks in advance!
Yeah we did that just put brand new performance injectors in on a 2000 grand Marquis and we got the same issue all of the engine is running a lot better than it did before it’s not misfiring but now we got white smoke before that we had other brand new injectors that was causing misfires and dumping too much fuel into the porch but there was no white smoke constant problem solved
My 2007 ford f150 5.4 litter truck Cranks up and idles just fine. But it immediately turns off when I put it in gear, that only happens in cold weather; but when it's warmer There's not a problem. Please help. Thank you
I have a Lexus rx300 (1999).. It has been sitting for 2 years but i decided to start it up again.. The sparkplugs where bad so i replaced them..and suddenly the white smoke started.. But i only have this when doing a cold start..but it happens sometimes, sometimes not. I don't see any water leaks, the temperature is stable and no milky water spot in the oil cap.. So I'm confused what can cause this suddenly after a sparkplug change?? .. I haven't done a engine oil service yet till now.. So what seem to be the issue here? 😕
I have an Audi a5 2.0, my car has been running rich for a while, I have changed air flow sensor, fuel injectors, spark plugs, high pressure fuel pump, fuel pump and my car will not start unless if I rev the gas, another thing is once it’s on excessive white smoke comes out of the exhaust, and if you take your foot of the gas the car will turn off after around 10 seconds. Any idea what it could be?
My 2000 dodge dakota just started rolling white smoke. Its hard starting and has a misfire. I check the oil and no coolant on dipstick and its not over heating. Truck sat for like 5 years and only ran a few times. So would it be injectors? Im sure it needs spark plugs but im sure thats not problem. Also truck has 270,000 miles on it
I have a 2015 kia soul and its blowing white smoke alittle bit and one cylinder is misfiring. The catalyic code came up saying the cat needs to replaced. Im assuming one fuel injector is malfunctioning causing too much gas or not enough gas and therefore the white smoke is coming out and misfiring. Im hoping its the fuel injector because if not, im looking at a serious engine job. I already replaced spark plugs, ignition coils, verified spark in the cylinder. Wish me luck The coolant is good and is not mixing. Coolant has been level and is perfectly fine. Oil consumption a bit I was told. That's why im strongly thinking it could be the fuel injector.
I really need help because this got me scratching my head. 05 5.3 270k. Every once in awhile I'd get a bit of smoke on startup nothing major. Well couple weeks ago I was out running errands. Truck drove great like always. Got home and parked it for a few hours. Had to go to corner store and while backing out my driveway I had no brakes (brake line from master cylinder blew under driver's side door) so pulled back in and also noticed idle was a little off and bouncing like it wanted to stall. Truck sat for 4 days until I could replace the brake line. Well I started it and now it smokes out the tailpipe and has a jumpy idle. No check engine light or overheating and oil looks good with good pressure. I know about the pcv valve problem these have but I don't think a pcv would cause this much smoke. I'm scared to drive it. Weird this happened when my brake line gave out. Help would be greatly appreciated
@@AutoRepairTips757 I don't know how to do that and don't have the tools. Think I'm just gonna replace the injectors and pcv valve cover and hope for the best
Hi i am have toyota highlander 2009 188k, i have a same issue gives smoke while start up and goes away after a while, also when I accelerate hard while driving it gives smoke as well, i checked everything looks good to me, but cant find the problem? Do you it would be fuel injector issue? Please suggest
One of the easiest ways to check this is put a fuel pressure tester on your car start the car let it run for about 20 seconds cut the car off watch the gauge if it drops really fast you either have a bad regulator or a bad injector that’s not holding pressure it’s gonna come down some but it should come slowly
What if my v6 2010 ram 1500 blows a little white smoke out the tailpipe at red lights and stops but driving is fine and does not over heat would this method work for it ?
I have a nissan 350z and I replaced the 02 sensors and now white smoke is coming out and has a bad acceleration. The smoke seemed to be coming from my Y exsaust but I was wondering if a exsaust leak would cause that
My hyundai starex 2.5 vgt diesel emits white smoke with quite raw diesel smell during start-up.But will be gone after 1 minute engine runs. No check engine no smoke the whole day.Only during start-up.Any advice?
I have a Toyota Prius smoking a lot. The smell is gas! Changed the head gasket but it didn’t change anything so I replaced the head and gasket again. Still no change. I changed the fuel injectors twice. Still smoking bad. Can the computer be the problem? What else can cause this? Thanks for any help!
Had a clogged cat..2006 mitsubishi endeavor truck would sputter and barely do 40 uphill and over 55 on flat highway...i gutted it along with alot of other things..IT RUNS MINT WITH 220K now...BUT i warm it up every morning and it SMOKES WHITE if it sits more then 2minutes at idle and when i drive off it blows a white cloud then it fine. With normal driving..only if it sits at idle for while.NO LOSS OF RADIATOR FLUID AT ALL...just did thermostat NO MAJOR OIL LOSS...no GAS SMELL....i am stumped along with alot of other car guys..any advice besides a free flowing cat..i get it to pass inspection and it runs great..just a little embarrassing when pulling out of my complex
I have the exact same problem, are you sure it was the free flow / catless Downpipe? I recently had removed my cat converter as well and realise car is smoking up on idles and stops
Good evening, I have a lexus is220 diesel with 180000km, the car drives right, but when we move at a relatively low speed from 0 to 50 km. the exhaust emits white smoke and in the engine I have coolant scattered everywhere, is there a chance that it is smoking from a simple leak in the water pump pipe or is it sure the leak is from the motor? P.S. when I accelerate from 160 km and above the temperature rises sharply and drops in 1 minute as soon it goes down to normal P.S I have put on a new fridge and a new turbo thanks
Hello from Oamaru, South island New Zealand. I have a 2012 Spanish built Nissan Navara D40 St-X Diesel pickup. Engine is a Nissan - Renault partnership common rail with 165.000 K.m on clock. When idling it's lumpy then when attempting to accelerate it farts n missis then dies. It smokes a really white Hazy putrid smoke but no oil in coolant nor coolant in sump. There's no fuel dilution in oil sump. It starts but struggle.. S.c.v, e.g.r cooler replaced (but didn't require so) injectors tested fine. E.g.r valve actuator works fine. Any idea what may cause this grief?... Crank n cam sensors?. Thanks again in advance..Carl
2006 Chevy Cobalt: sometimes slighty smoking white at the exhaust, but sometimes not at all, blows a puff sometimes when accelerated but not constant. Check engine light is on with P0420 bank 1. Help??
Thanks I have the opportunity to buy a f-150 with the smoke problem for 1,000.00 because the owner doesn’t want to deal with it it’s only got a little over 80,000 miles on it.
Got a 99 1.8 NB Miata with a lot of white smoke coming out of the exhaust and it smells sweet, is the head gasket just leaky and needs replacement or I have a crack on either block?
A 4 cylinders Turbo charged engine is giving smoke at exhaust. The engine oil level is not going low and turbo blades don’t show and oil black residuals on it. What’s the possible reason for this smoke?
With out looking at, it’s hard to say but if you have one cylinder no firing then yes it’s possible that that cylinder is loading up and burning out the exhaust
Mine has same thing but idont have check engine light no but feels like a lil missfire nd smokes while at idle parked but when driveing idont see noting
My vehicle also has some white smoke coming out the exhaust system..sometimes its not so thick but can see it's white smoke..car also has no compression ..car wont idle aswell..i did overhaul the head about 2 months ago because the gasket was gone
Please specific your vehicle make, model and etc as detail so good Samaritan will be able to help if they have experienced it or have knowledge about it. In general vehicle, for the white smoke, did you change the valve seal when do overhaul. If change, then do check for coolant level. For no compression, is your vehicle engine type non interference (I will not suspect head gasket as you should change it when do overhaul). Your vehicle sure will not idle well as there is no compression.
@@AutoRepairTips757 got that , how are you applying pressure, and how to either get a fitting on there, or just cup with my hand hose from my compressor, think I would also have to cap return side correct , as if I don’t I would not build up pressure.
@@AutoRepairTips757 one last question, so when I apply pressure no fuel should come out of injectors ? Ok, so I understand, when I turn the key but do not crank, but hear fuel pump supply fuel to rail. Again, but still no cranking , I guess from reading and watching the pressure is sitting on top of the injector, but when does the injector open up and spay fuel to the cylinder. Thanks for taking the time to reply to my comment, you are a true professional
I have the exact same issue with a 1994 civic. I've had the injectors taken off and tested three times and they say they are fine. The car is just pouring white smoke and wreaks of gas. it has a tiny missfire as well. Should I test the injectors again?
@@AutoRepairTips757 There are none. Its an OBD0 engine and has been running rich for a while. It is just recently that it has started smoking so much and having a tiny missfire.
Need some help I have a 2000 mustang gt I just purchased turns out it’s a v6 to v8 conversion the car has no catalytic converters w mufflers it’s also has long tube headers the car throws out white smoke when started and you can see water kinda spitting out. A little but you can notice it when you run the car and come to a complete stop smoke from the exhaust will come out way more then when it sitting not exaggerate where it fills up everywhere but you can see the smoke blow towards you as you stop the car misfires really bad once in a while and starts running good again at times I haven’t looked into the misfire yet
@@AutoRepairTips757 thank you I did the combustion test when I first got it the car passed it no liquid mixed in any other ideas I really appreciate your time
I have a Gen 3 5.7 hemi it has white smoke coming out the exhaust on the start up but goes away until the car is warmed up all the way. Thought it could be a blown head gasket but head gaskets looked fine still swapped them out for new ones just to be safe. Still has the white smoke any ideas on what it could be?
Hi xyou.. did you end up finding out what the problem was with your Hemi.. I have the same issues with my 2013 Overland 5.7.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
i once ragged my car hard, like drifting left and right. then my car bloomed blue smoke, then black, then white, but i drove it a little it bogged and a blast of white some come out the exhaust? and now its fine but every time i start it a little smoke comes out and stops ? then its fine??
Hi have a Toyota fortuner...when I park inclining down ward,the van make a rattle noise and have heavy white smoke when started. Face upwards and it doesn't do the same.start good with no smoke...can u help don't know what it is.
Right guys so I have a car was driving fine we parked it up sat in it smoking ran the engine say there the battery went not been started for 8 months now smokes heavy what do you suggest just drive it out or something wrong? Thanks guys p.s it’s my Mrs account haha
So what you're saying is that if my driver's side flux capacitor isn't connected to the frozen carbonite reverser, then Han will be stuck in 1955 forever?
@@Blessedwithdahemi well I had to get everything covered in oil cleaned out and then got a valve cover gasket, spark plug boots and a spark plug. Had my old stuff switched out for the new ones and it cleared up the smoke. I’d have a guy look at it for you. Preferably someone you trust rather than a mechanic at some shop cuz they’re going to try to get the most money
The smoke coming from under the hood might be a different concern. burn an easy way to tell is hook a fuel pressure tester start the car and let it run for like 30 seconds, cut it off and the fuel pressure should stay when you cut the car off, it will come down slowly over a few minutes but if it should not come down really fast.if it does then you have an injector that’s open or a bad regulator
@@AutoRepairTips757 I appreciate the answer. I'm going to buy a fuel pressure tester and try it. This video will be better you show us step by step how replace this part. There's not a lot of videos on new Ford probably because it's hard to get to the parts off under the hood and it takes forever, like to do a oil change takes me 30 minutes because I have to fit my hand between the Aux Fan the front bumper of the suv. My 2008 Kia Rio use to take me five minutes. So there's an open market teaching how to fix the newer Fords, thank you again!!! If you got a website I will be going to it to learn how to fix parts on my Ford.
The key to his diagnoses was the smell of raw fuel with the smoke. If the white smells sweet, its coolant, if the smoke has some blue, theres oil in there. If you have a turbo, or a pcv, check that first, then turbo, then check compression and if its a subaru drive it off a cliff
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What did subaru do 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love this man’s thinking 😂🤣
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Mine it’s a Subaru 😢
I learned what I know about working on cars, mowers etc from having no one who cares about me & being poor, while I wouldn't wish my life on anyone, I can honestly say I have learned a lot & it is fascinating how engine parts work together to keep cars running down the road smoothly & even small engines powering through everyday jobs.
I have been doing this for over 40 years and like you i taught myself, it is amazing how engines work, i still learn something new every day. if you ever need any tips on something your working on just email me and ill do my best to help you.
@@AutoRepairTips757 Thank you, I appreciate that.
Poor you
Same here
Don’t understand how being poor and having no one who cared taught you about cars but hope you find some love man.
Having same issue. Tons of white smoke after it starts warming up and even more when push the gas pedal has a smell of gas to it. Shaky idle as well. When driving it seems to run fine still has white smoke coming out sometimes it's a lot sometimes its not. Sometimes , it will smooth idle then will start being shaky again when I stop again.
check fuel PSI then turn the car off, it should hold PSI and drop slowly. if it drops fast then do further testing on fuel sys
Did you ever get it fixed
Stuck open injector
I have this same symptom happening on a 2000 Electra Glide Harley. White smoke and it pops pretty bad as I twist the throttle open. I've been eyeing the injectors the last few days. Thank you for the video.
A lot of people assume white smoke means a blown head gasket or internal coolant leak.
It could be those things tho
Bro my car just started smoking, i was driving and gave my jetta a lil pull and a bunch of white smoke came out, i was thinking it was my turbo but it doesnt sound like my turbo is blown, this really has me bummed out due to this being my daily for weekdays
@@angulo3047 How many miles on the engine? Smoke all the time or only when accelerating?
Lately my 7.3 power stroke ford has been giving white smoke when I accelerate
@@lgrw9883 White smoke typically means head gasket. Check dip stick to see if oil looks diluted or milky. See if coolant tank level has changed.
Bluish smoke at engine startup, etc is valve seats or piston rings. If you have to add oil every week or more, there's another clue (although old valve cover gaskets can cause oil loss).
Dude tysm my Saab is doing this and spitting out white smoke and soot. I know it cant be the head gasket because the coolant level hasnt changed
Im here for a 9³ vert my friend. Dod you fix it.
If the "white smoke" dissipates very quickly, it's steam. Check your overflow tank when the engine cools. If you notice a significant drop in coolant, there's the source of your steam. If your tank is at the full line, then do what this very gentleman suggests.
So if the overflow tank is low, you're saying just add more coolant to overflow tank? What is causing the steam?
My reserve is completely empty in a day do you know what the problem is 🤔
You'd be smart to locate some specific O ring grease and save it for just these occasions, any old stuff can degrade the rubber or butul or any number of the various compounds they could be made of. It's even possible for grease specific to one type of O ring to be incompatible for others, the more you know....
I receive in the mighty name of Jesus Christ Amen..
What does that have to do with Jewish people, as they don't acknowledge that jesus entity as some sort of god? They're simply wrong, along with their whole belief system?
Amen 💯
Great work, I'm facing the a problem with my w211 Mercedes that's om642 engine, the problem is I delete cat after first start car start smoking ( colour blue) and the smell from the exhaust very bad and it also harm to eyes 👀, smell also come in cabin while driving. But i didn't tune my car yet. But there is no other problems like hard cold start any miss fire no black smoke no burning oil ever coolant level is fine. I mean car runs fine.
Hydrolocked a motor with stuck open injector. Same symptoms with noticable power loss. Did not know till opened the motor found fuel in the oil and bent rod.
I have a dakota 2001 4.7 and it has a Poweraid air system added. I have been asking mechanics to tell me why I have SOME smoke out the tailpipe on occasion, but they all seem to want to diagnose it for $$$. I know about compression testing and Leak testing for Valves and Piston issues and the possibility, but this truck only smokes a very little and only when I'm doing short work (yard work) or when I put it in reverse. All videos talking about smoke don't specify that it has to be a LOT of smoke or a Little smoke to be valves of pistons. I am not wanting to put that kind of money if my problem isn't a problem. Does a Poweraid Air Boost create the potential for pockets of fuel to create white smoke? It doesn't smoke when idle, or on the highway or at stop signs...but it does when I sit for more than a couple minutes in park/stopped.
I'm looking for the truth about this so I can be at peace. Grateful!!!
Thanks for your tutorial and your knowledge!
No worries!
I’m having the same problem but no miss fire. What does that mean?
Im no professional , but if white smoke is coming out then you should check your head gasket . Coolant could be leaking through
I got a 99 f250 superduty 5.4 Triton I replaced fuel pump know it knocks from passenger side engine, blows white smoke, shakes bad, and stalls when I hit the gas. Fuel injectors is my last thing to replace with those symptoms, hopefully. It's been sitting for awhile
I'm dealing with the same issue. At some point you just have to pay a professional to properly diagnose it... There's too many possibilities.
I hate it when classical rules of thumb, in this case that white smoke is usually water in a combustion chamber, is dead wrong. Presumably the smell of gas, and maybe fuel trim dialed way down one one bank, steered the diagnosis in the correct direction.
Mine will smoke during start up but not while running. Like it lets out a big puff of white smoke when I crank it then it’s fine after that
What type of car do you have year make and model
@@AutoRepairTips757 I have a Toyota Tundra. It’s a 2005 limited with the 4.7. I actually found out what it was making it smoke. I have a k&N cold air intake and i took it off to clean it and switched two vacuum hoses around one went to the fuel rail and the other to the power steering pump and evidently it was also the cause of my power steering leaking or what i thought was leaking. But not seeing power steering fluid anywhere made me wonder where it was going, well I took it back apart and put it together, took the intake tube off and BAM! Found out where my power steering fluid was going lol. Idk changed the oil, poured a hole can of sea foam in the gas tank and a whole can in the engine, took the fuel rail off injectors out cleaned everything it’s fine. You can’t hurt those 2uzfe’s. 2005 looked today has exactly 142,088 miles no engine light, no smoke, drives straight as an arrow, it’s lifted on 33/12.50s hell best truck I’ve ever owned.
@@thomaslowery3576 thats awesome im glade you were able to find the prob. those are tough trucks toy still have a-lot of miles left
I am having this same issue now with my 2008 Nissan Armada so I will get it checked out and hopefully these money sucking mechanics won't have me replacing things that don't need replacing.
Just wondering if you could help, decided to get my car serviced (before car ran fine) since I've had the service done I've got smoke coming from the front pipe which stinks any idea what this could be?
What does it smell like?
@@AutoRepairTips757 burning that's the only way I can explain it
I have a 2014 Honda Accord 2door
That smokes when it collets water at the tip of the exhaust? It does this at cold starts but doesn’t smoke when I’m driving or at a complete stop.
The smoke is transparent and it’s visible during hot days!!
I need help!!
06 Ford van... white smoke coming out at start up for a bit then clears up... dont think head gaskets are bad, sounds like could be injectors which i think these engines are known for bad ones....all this sound about right?
An easy way to test it get a fuel pressure tester start the engine let it run for a second turn the engine off it should hold pressure and slowly come down if it drops down to zero really fast then it’s either going to be a regulator or an injector
I have a 1993 Plymouth Voyager minivan. Today first time ever had a hard time starting it. Even after running it for a couple of miles. I don’t know if it was the fuel injectors or what but it just wouldn’t completely turn over at first. Once I got the engine to turn over, lots of white smoke came out but it didn’t smell like oil it smelled like plastic!! Any ideas?
I think this may be my problem, all my fuel injectors are making the constant clicking sound but i have the fuel smell as well. Once i start the truck its a sometimes and sometimes not with the thick white smoke. It always vacates after going so far down the road, but when then white smoke vactes, i can see some blue smoke that will vacate as well. So, would i have faulty injeactors as well as valve cover gasket?
You need to do a leak down test
@AutoRepairTips757 how do I do that?
Like the intro it's pretty cool.
Agreed
thanks for taking the time for the heads up injector video .
Similar problem with my 2004 Porsche Boxster. Was driving, and all of the sudden white smoke was bellowing out of the exhaust. It went away after a bit of driving, but after starting it a few hours later, more smoke. I suspected the worst(head gasket), but I wasn't losing any coolant and the car was maintaining safe operating Temps. The mechanic replaced the air/oil separator and says the car doesn't smoke at all now - picking it up tonight so we'll see. Great video by the way, very concise and helpful.
Hope it works for you
What is a air/oil separator because my 2018 Chevy Equinox has white smoke coming out, I'm not losing coolant, I'm not overheating. My oil is Not Milky
@@dsandoval7843 the way I understand it is that it captures/ separates oil vapors from the engine ventilation system and redirects them back to the oil pan. So if it's not functioning properly, the oil vapors would be burned in the combustion cycle. I'd definitely take it to a trusted mechanic to see what he/she thinks
Update plzz was that the problem or was it the fuel injectors??
@@royal-tbutler2241 it was the air/oil seperator. It only smokes a little on a cold start which is apparently normal with this car. It stops after a few moments.
I have this VW Polo TSi that smokes at start up and revving......it does not smell like oil or much fuel... coolant is not lost.....although it used alot of oil in one week it doesnt smell like burned oil.....had turbo cleaned coz it sometimes happens the turbo can leak oil into the exhaust and intake when the blades are not spinning fast enough ...had the injectors cleaned as well...new fuel pump coz the HPFP was leaking fuel into the Cam Cover..... now waiting for a new Fuel Pressure Regulator to see if problem goes away coz when i bench testes the Regulator it gets power but the solenoid inside doesnt click or kick when energized..... suspecting too rich mixture getting in there....rough idle but revving sounds good besides the smoke.....my cheap ELM327 shows P0300, P0302, P0303 .....the other codes went away after a proper cleaning of some sensors
do a oil consumption test and see what the results are
The number 2 cylinder has a fault.... after installing the new HPFP the car finally started but showed fault code P0302....other codes went away..... spark plug broke off inside the cylinder head when i wanted to do a swap with the plugs and coils to rule those out..... now i ave to try get it out...... after this ima do a compression test to see if piston rings a worn on that cylinder.....but as i said the tail smoke doesnt smell like oil......either rings or cylinder gasket 😢😢😢 .... more headaches
U r the best, i had the same exact issue on 2015 nissan patrol gu engine 4.8L, i followed ur step and yeah one injector is leaking, white smoke fuel smell and misfire, now will change this injector
Thanks a lot
Was it the injector ?
I have a 2010 police interceptor Impala having similar issues could it be the same problem? Same symptoms.
Does your exhaust smell sweet or does it smell like gas?
99 dodge ram 1500 when I drive on a flat surface a little bit of white smoke comes out of the tailpipe & the check engine light is on it says multiple misfire. However, when I am going downhill for any extended amount of time, say a couple of miles when I get to the bottom of the hill & am driving on a straight & flat road the white smoke bellows out of the exhaust like the truck is on fire 🔥 for about a mile. 😭 any ideas 🤔
That is something I would definitely have to test rather and look at myself in person
I am going to replace all the injectors on my 04 mustang GT, thanks for the knowledge
Yea I started having white smoke come out of my toyota camry bad only at startup though, and not really a smell just exhaust smell. Already replaced the head gasket once
Hi all.
I'm stumped and really need your help and advice regarding a fair bit of white smoke coming out the exhaust until the coolant temp reaches around 60oC.
Now I know this would usually be water, but I'm not loosing any coolant at all! ...Nor am I losing oil or have any mayo under the oil filler cap. Equally there's no oil in the coolant reservoir either.
No loss of power. Starts and drives fine too, it's just an embarrassing amount of smoke/vapour that almost filled the car park at work yesterday!
I always warm up the car before I drive it, and it hasn't overheated before.
So, I put it to you great people for your suggestions...
Many thanks in advance!
Yeah we did that just put brand new performance injectors in on a 2000 grand Marquis and we got the same issue all of the engine is running a lot better than it did before it’s not misfiring but now we got white smoke before that we had other brand new injectors that was causing misfires and dumping too much fuel into the porch but there was no white smoke constant problem solved
My 2007 ford f150 5.4 litter truck
Cranks up and idles just fine.
But it immediately turns off when I put it in gear, that only happens in cold weather; but when it's warmer
There's not a problem.
Please help. Thank you
Is it possible a smog test could help determine the cause of these kinds of problems?
I have a Lexus rx300 (1999).. It has been sitting for 2 years but i decided to start it up again.. The sparkplugs where bad so i replaced them..and suddenly the white smoke started.. But i only have this when doing a cold start..but it happens sometimes, sometimes not. I don't see any water leaks, the temperature is stable and no milky water spot in the oil cap.. So I'm confused what can cause this suddenly after a sparkplug change?? .. I haven't done a engine oil service yet till now.. So what seem to be the issue here?
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does the smoke smell like oil or fuel
@@AutoRepairTips757 smells a little like oil
Does this also apply for 2011 hatchbacks I’ve got a speed3 currently going thru same issue rich gas smell w/ white exhaust smoke on acceleration
you need to run a test to see if you loose fuel psi
I have an Audi a5 2.0, my car has been running rich for a while, I have changed air flow sensor, fuel injectors, spark plugs, high pressure fuel pump, fuel pump and my car will not start unless if I rev the gas, another thing is once it’s on excessive white smoke comes out of the exhaust, and if you take your foot of the gas the car will turn off after around 10 seconds. Any idea what it could be?
When it smokes what does it smell like
no real smell to be honest.@@AutoRepairTips757
I thought you said it’d be easy
My 2000 dodge dakota just started rolling white smoke. Its hard starting and has a misfire. I check the oil and no coolant on dipstick and its not over heating. Truck sat for like 5 years and only ran a few times. So would it be injectors? Im sure it needs spark plugs but im sure thats not problem. Also truck has 270,000 miles on it
if it sat for 5 year the gas could be bad it might need to be cleaned out and change the fuel filter
Can the blockage in the PCV be caused by low fuel or close to empty tank?
Odd question: how do you get MORE smoke to come out? I’m making a short film and in the script it says that the truck has a smoky tail pipe!
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Run your wiper fluid resivoir into the intake and fill it with diesel. It’ll absolutely SHOOT a white smoke out. There’s more in depth videos online
This Bubba Kush will do the trick
Put used motor oil on the muffler..
Put coolant in the gas tank lol
I have a 2015 kia soul and its blowing white smoke alittle bit and one cylinder is misfiring. The catalyic code came up saying the cat needs to replaced. Im assuming one fuel injector is malfunctioning causing too much gas or not enough gas and therefore the white smoke is coming out and misfiring. Im hoping its the fuel injector because if not, im looking at a serious engine job. I already replaced spark plugs, ignition coils, verified spark in the cylinder. Wish me luck
The coolant is good and is not mixing. Coolant has been level and is perfectly fine. Oil consumption a bit I was told. That's why im strongly thinking it could be the fuel injector.
Hopefully it works for you
I have gas coming out the tail pipe on a s 10
check regulator first
350 carb sbc, white smoke with a smell of oil when accelerating going up hill. Any help on what it could be. It isn't over heating
How exactly do you listen to the injector? How do you place the stethoscope?
You place it on the side of an injector and listen for a click they should all have the same sound
Was getting a air rush noise and found a hole in turbo pipe, getting some white /grey smoke would this cause this, great vid BTW thanks for sharing.
How did u fix it?
I have a 1997 infiniti q45 V8, when I start the car is some light but consistent white smoke. It lessens after a while tho
Hi my Mazda 3 mps is now smoking white smoke on revs engine is fully forged think it’s seals on turbo
Nice video good job breaking it down, I subscribed.
Thanks
I really need help because this got me scratching my head. 05 5.3 270k. Every once in awhile I'd get a bit of smoke on startup nothing major. Well couple weeks ago I was out running errands. Truck drove great like always. Got home and parked it for a few hours. Had to go to corner store and while backing out my driveway I had no brakes (brake line from master cylinder blew under driver's side door) so pulled back in and also noticed idle was a little off and bouncing like it wanted to stall. Truck sat for 4 days until I could replace the brake line. Well I started it and now it smokes out the tailpipe and has a jumpy idle. No check engine light or overheating and oil looks good with good pressure. I know about the pcv valve problem these have but I don't think a pcv would cause this much smoke. I'm scared to drive it. Weird this happened when my brake line gave out. Help would be greatly appreciated
do a leak down test on the fuel system, i think the brakes and the smoke happening at the same time are a coincidence.
@@AutoRepairTips757 I don't know how to do that and don't have the tools. Think I'm just gonna replace the injectors and pcv valve cover and hope for the best
Hi i am have toyota highlander 2009 188k, i have a same issue gives smoke while start up and goes away after a while, also when I accelerate hard while driving it gives smoke as well, i checked everything looks good to me, but cant find the problem? Do you it would be fuel injector issue?
Please suggest
you need to check oil consumption
One of my cylinder is not firing and when I start her up I smell gas, get white smoke when I accelerate.
One of the easiest ways to check this is put a fuel pressure tester on your car start the car let it run for about 20 seconds cut the car off watch the gauge if it drops really fast you either have a bad regulator or a bad injector that’s not holding pressure it’s gonna come down some but it should come slowly
@@AutoRepairTips757 ok thanks , glad it's not a very expensive situation
What if my v6 2010 ram 1500 blows a little white smoke out the tailpipe at red lights and stops but driving is fine and does not over heat would this method work for it ?
If you have a bad fuel injector you would have a bad misfire and it would smoke all the time
I have a nissan 350z and I replaced the 02 sensors and now white smoke is coming out and has a bad acceleration. The smoke seemed to be coming from my Y exsaust but I was wondering if a exsaust leak would cause that
@ericballard1600my G doing the same 😥
My hyundai starex 2.5 vgt diesel emits white smoke with quite raw diesel smell during start-up.But will be gone after 1 minute engine runs. No check engine no smoke the whole day.Only during start-up.Any advice?
I hv the misfire , pick up problem , engine vibrating , white smoke and petrol smell from exhaust what is the issue ?
I'm in a similar boat. Misfiring is causing the engine to knock a bit, white smoke, bad cat. Im thinking it could be the fuel injector.
I have a Toyota Prius smoking a lot. The smell is gas! Changed the head gasket but it didn’t change anything so I replaced the head and gasket again. Still no change. I changed the fuel injectors twice. Still smoking bad. Can the computer be the problem? What else can cause this? Thanks for any help!
that is something i would need to look at to give you any advice
Had a clogged cat..2006 mitsubishi endeavor truck would sputter and barely do 40 uphill and over 55 on flat highway...i gutted it along with alot of other things..IT RUNS MINT WITH 220K now...BUT i warm it up every morning and it SMOKES WHITE if it sits more then 2minutes at idle and when i drive off it blows a white cloud then it fine. With normal driving..only if it sits at idle for while.NO LOSS OF RADIATOR FLUID AT ALL...just did thermostat NO MAJOR OIL LOSS...no GAS SMELL....i am stumped along with alot of other car guys..any advice besides a free flowing cat..i get it to pass inspection and it runs great..just a little embarrassing when pulling out of my complex
I have the exact same problem, are you sure it was the free flow / catless Downpipe? I recently had removed my cat converter as well and realise car is smoking up on idles and stops
Good evening, I have a lexus is220 diesel with 180000km, the car drives right, but when we move at a relatively low speed from 0 to 50 km. the exhaust emits white smoke and in the engine I have coolant scattered everywhere, is there a chance that it is smoking from a simple leak in the water pump pipe or is it sure the leak is from the motor?
P.S. when I accelerate from 160 km and above the temperature rises sharply and drops in 1 minute as soon it goes down to normal
P.S I have put on a new fridge and a new turbo thanks
If every video was as helpful as yours, we would be living on Mars right now. Thank you 🙏🏼
Why would u wanna go to Mars?
I prefer Venus
Jupiter is the shit
My exhaust smells like burnt rubber, I cant see any leak from my radiator but im kinda losing water when doing long travels
Hello from Oamaru, South island New Zealand.
I have a 2012 Spanish built Nissan Navara D40 St-X Diesel pickup. Engine is a Nissan - Renault partnership common rail with 165.000 K.m on clock.
When idling it's lumpy then when attempting to accelerate it farts n missis then dies.
It smokes a really white Hazy putrid smoke but no oil in coolant nor coolant in sump.
There's no fuel dilution in oil sump.
It starts but struggle..
S.c.v, e.g.r cooler replaced (but didn't require so)
injectors tested fine. E.g.r valve actuator works fine.
Any idea what may cause this grief?... Crank n cam sensors?.
Thanks again in advance..Carl
With out looking at it it’s hard to say did you do a combustion? Test
Can I use injector cleaner treatment without removing it
Absolutely ,if it just has a little dirt in it that might clean it out
@@AutoRepairTips757 thank you sir. But after using the injector cleaner my still smokes on a cold start. Anyhelp
2006 Chevy Cobalt: sometimes slighty smoking white at the exhaust, but sometimes not at all, blows a puff sometimes when accelerated but not constant. Check engine light is on with P0420 bank 1. Help??
Are you losing any oil
@@AutoRepairTips757 I don't think so. There's no puddles under my car
Could this also lead to power loss on hills or under load?
Yes
Thanks I have the opportunity to buy a f-150 with the smoke problem for 1,000.00 because the owner doesn’t want to deal with it it’s only got a little over 80,000 miles on it.
Got a 99 1.8 NB Miata with a lot of white smoke coming out of the exhaust and it smells sweet, is the head gasket just leaky and needs replacement or I have a crack on either block?
It’s possible your head is cracked, you have to pull it anyway so you should get it checked by a Machine shop.
A 4 cylinders Turbo charged engine is giving smoke at exhaust. The engine oil level is not going low and turbo blades don’t show and oil black residuals on it. What’s the possible reason for this smoke?
Please guide
If any one coil of car is not working then it could cause of very mild white smoke ???
With out looking at, it’s hard to say but if you have one cylinder no firing then yes it’s possible that that cylinder is loading up and burning out the exhaust
@@AutoRepairTips757 I just repaired the whole engine each and every thing .
Mine has same thing but idont have check engine light no but feels like a lil missfire nd smokes while at idle parked but when driveing idont see noting
What does it smell like
My car had white smoke..when diagnose it was the turbo..
Will this work on a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500
What kind of Symptoms are you having
@@AutoRepairTips757 white smoke smell like bad gas
My vehicle also has some white smoke coming out the exhaust system..sometimes its not so thick but can see it's white smoke..car also has no compression ..car wont idle aswell..i did overhaul the head about 2 months ago because the gasket was gone
Please specific your vehicle make, model and etc as detail so good Samaritan will be able to help if they have experienced it or have knowledge about it. In general vehicle, for the white smoke, did you change the valve seal when do overhaul. If change, then do check for coolant level. For no compression, is your vehicle engine type non interference (I will not suspect head gasket as you should change it when do overhaul). Your vehicle sure will not idle well as there is no compression.
Thanks for the information
Question, if fuel rail is out of car , one how to apply pressure, (2) where is the rail getting fuel from
it was left over in the rail when i took it out, if you dont have any left in the rail you can add brake clean
@@AutoRepairTips757 got that , how are you applying pressure, and how to either get a fitting on there, or just cup with my hand hose from my compressor, think I would also have to cap return side correct , as if I don’t I would not build up pressure.
@@AutoRepairTips757 hey tried something like this but my injectors keep jetting blow off the rail ,, with little pressure.
@@AutoRepairTips757 one last question, so when I apply pressure no fuel should come out of injectors ?
Ok, so I understand, when I turn the key but do not crank, but hear fuel pump supply fuel to rail. Again, but still no cranking , I guess from reading and watching the pressure is sitting on top of the injector, but when does the injector open up and spay fuel to the cylinder.
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my comment, you are a true professional
i dont recommend doing this but i just blew into it and what ever injector the fluid came out was the bad one
Do you have the same video on a Dodge ram 1500 4.7 v8 ?
no, if i come across one with that prob ill make one
I have the exact same issue with a 1994 civic. I've had the injectors taken off and tested three times and they say they are fine. The car is just pouring white smoke and wreaks of gas. it has a tiny missfire as well. Should I test the injectors again?
Are there any check engine lights and if so, what are the codes?
@@AutoRepairTips757 There are none. Its an OBD0 engine and has been running rich for a while. It is just recently that it has started smoking so much and having a tiny missfire.
Thanks 👍
I have a 2004 Honda Pilot that smokes on start up only and help ?
Need some help I have a 2000 mustang gt I just purchased turns out it’s a v6 to v8 conversion the car has no catalytic converters w mufflers it’s also has long tube headers the car throws out white smoke when started and you can see water kinda spitting out. A little but you can notice it when you run the car and come to a complete stop smoke from the exhaust will come out way more then when it sitting not exaggerate where it fills up everywhere but you can see the smoke blow towards you as you stop the car misfires really bad once in a while and starts running good again at times I haven’t looked into the misfire yet
You need to do a combustion leak test
@@AutoRepairTips757 thank you I did the combustion test when I first got it the car passed it no liquid mixed in any other ideas I really appreciate your time
“It’s a warped head gasket” 😂 what most mechanics will say
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😂 thank you...from Argentina...
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My viehel food icon diesel so white smoke coming turbo changing and new gasket head gasket and again the white smoke please solve the my problem
Good video.
Thanks
Wait wait wait do that again hold on hold up 😂😂😂😂😂
Thank u bro
No problem
I have a Gen 3 5.7 hemi it has white smoke coming out the exhaust on the start up but goes away until the car is warmed up all the way. Thought it could be a blown head gasket but head gaskets looked fine still swapped them out for new ones just to be safe. Still has the white smoke any ideas on what it could be?
I have the same truck and issue, it may be a valve seal leak or worn piston ring, I am going to try and fix it
Hi xyou.. did you end up finding out what the problem was with your Hemi.. I have the same issues with my 2013 Overland 5.7.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gotta 1999 ranger I’m looking at white smoking any ideas
is a sweet smell, oil smell, or gas smell, does it run rough ?
I need your help with my 5.0 Ford explorer please
Awesome, I'll get them checked, thank you!
Mine is a Toyota harrier thick smoke like that everytime car starts
i once ragged my car hard, like drifting left and right. then my car bloomed blue smoke, then black, then white, but i drove it a little it bogged and a blast of white some come out the exhaust? and now its fine but every time i start it a little smoke comes out and stops ? then its fine??
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Hi have a Toyota fortuner...when I park inclining down ward,the van make a rattle noise and have heavy white smoke when started. Face upwards and it doesn't do the same.start good with no smoke...can u help don't know what it is.
Right guys so I have a car was driving fine we parked it up sat in it smoking ran the engine say there the battery went not been started for 8 months now smokes heavy what do you suggest just drive it out or something wrong? Thanks guys p.s it’s my Mrs account haha
I am in the same situation dit you find the problem?
So what you're saying is that if my driver's side flux capacitor isn't connected to the frozen carbonite reverser, then Han will be stuck in 1955 forever?
i forgot to twist my oil cap on my car and it started doing this
How did you fix it ?
@@Blessedwithdahemi well I had to get everything covered in oil cleaned out and then got a valve cover gasket, spark plug boots and a spark plug. Had my old stuff switched out for the new ones and it cleared up the smoke. I’d have a guy look at it for you. Preferably someone you trust rather than a mechanic at some shop cuz they’re going to try to get the most money
I got the same problem but with a 2014 Ford Escape and there is smoke coming from under the hood. Do I have to same problem?
The smoke coming from under the hood might be a different concern. burn an easy way to tell is hook a fuel pressure tester start the car and let it run for like 30 seconds, cut it off and the fuel pressure should stay when you cut the car off, it will come down slowly over a few minutes but if it should not come down really fast.if it does then you have an injector that’s open or a bad regulator
@@AutoRepairTips757 I appreciate the answer. I'm going to buy a fuel pressure tester and try it. This video will be better you show us step by step how replace this part. There's not a lot of videos on new Ford probably because it's hard to get to the parts off under the hood and it takes forever, like to do a oil change takes me 30 minutes because I have to fit my hand between the Aux Fan the front bumper of the suv. My 2008 Kia Rio use to take me five minutes. So there's an open market teaching how to fix the newer Fords, thank you again!!! If you got a website I will be going to it to learn how to fix parts on my Ford.