I think trying to get on a warranty at this state would be considred to be a fraud.

Right, I sincerely thank you for bringing me to my senses (absolutely NO sarcasm intended, serioulsy).
Prison time is not a viable option in my book.:(:eek:
Thank you again PeterK.:)

keep us posted!!! Im curious on how this will play out.

From JAY@BRANDYWINE in the thread listed below:
Reman 3.4L = $8100 list
Reman 3.6L = $8700 list
Reman 3.6L X50 = $9500 list

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=76640

Okay guys it seems the problem has turned from "worst case scenario" to "hopeful"!!!! I have been starting the car every morning for 5 minutes before i go to work, and noticed the smoke has been gradually decreasing. This morning i started her up and almost no smoke came out. So when i got home i started her up and no smoke came out, so i drove her around for a few miles to see if any lights or warnings came on, and nothing. (yippeee!!) I checked the engine area and under the car and found no leaks or low fluids. Im thinking the smoke symptoms are a result of what wittenbergj and deputydog95 wrote. I will still get her checked out, and keep yall posted.

Dean


-26-2007, 04:27 PM
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I know a guy, every time he takes it to the track for a drivers ed, and lets it sit for 40 min between run groups and then starts it a white puff of smoke comes out for a few seconds. He spoke to the dealership and apparently under hard cornering some oil goes somewhere and then when its sits it seeps down and then gets burnt on the next start-up. This guy has done this several times and has seen this from a few others.

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wow, we need to get you into the "quoting other posters 101" course asap! what a mess :D

Well...maybe his head was somewhere else. I know mine would be if I was looking a possible cracked head/cylinder. But, if it turns out to be a false alarm we can beat him up for sure.

Lol...sorry guys.

good for u
 

I was thinking what dog said too it's not the first time I've heard of oil overspill or overflow or whatever it's called anywhoo i know you're glad and I'm glad for u

Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, I turned hard on an on-ramp...right turn. When I got onto the highway I floored it through 3rd and 4th, when I saw a HUGE cloud of smoke. It filled 4 lanes wide with smoke! I immediately pulled over and shut it down. I called my mechanic and he advised that it is not unheard of and if the engine light didn't come on then it was nothing. I cautiously started the car again only to find more smoke coming from the exhaust. He reassured me it was fine and after 10 minutes of driving it all burned off and has never come back.

My mechanic advised that it was probably the oil seperator and that if there was the slightest problem at all, the oversensitive engine light would have come on.

Bottom line, call your mechanic first for advise. If you want to be freaked out, post a thread and you must expect any possible answer. I'm not knocking anyone here, just remember posting and responding here is not the same as speaking to a tech.

What color was your smoke, bluish?

You know what, I'm not too sure, I just remember it was a lot of smoke.... It was more white than blue... but my oil level went down 2 ticks after the incident...

My guess is oil. The same white smoke happened to me when the spark plug sleeves on my 996 cracked from lack of use. I don't think water vapor will produce white smoke. Maybe some oil is getting into your exhaust... but most likely my thoughts are it's just oil leaking somewhere and burning.

That's not bad price... can u fit a 3.6L into a 2000 996 C2?:D

No, burning oil will produce whitish smoke with a district blue hue. Coolant will produce snow-white smoke.