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Old August 12th, 2011, 11:05 AM
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have cold start smoke in the mornign for about 10 seconds.

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head gasket?
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Originally Posted by oleg1981
have cold start smoke in the mornign for about 10 seconds.

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head gasket?
Might be, check the coolent level
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the coolant level was lower by half inch added yestarday. will se if it will go. but this smoke is only at the morning after night standing. at a day no smoke. there is no oil in coolant and no coolant in oil.

the car have 150000km.
was always using castrol GTX oil. and last change wanted to try synth. so putet in Mobile.
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Moisture is probably collecting in the exhaust overnight. It honestly doesn't look like anything to worry about to me.

FWIW I've found that the coolant level fluctuates by up to an inch in ours (half-inch above or below the seam on the reservoir), so I wouldn't be worried just because it appears to be a half inch low and you're checking it religiously every day. If the coolant level gets really low - like 2 inches below the seam in the reservoir - then I'd start to worry.
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