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White exhaust on a cold start

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Itisreallycold, Apr 28, 2013.

  1. Apr 28, 2013 at 8:18 PM
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    Itisreallycold

    Itisreallycold [OP] Active Member

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    My 1995 3.4 v6 with 238xxx miles will have a high idle around 1200rpm when I start it up, and will slowly go down to 750 as it warms up. If I engage it into reverse or drive it will drop down to 1000/1100 rpm and still idle high well everything warms up. If it is a cold day the exhaust will be white, but I haven't noticed white exhaust with the warmer weather. When everything is warmed my truck runs like a watch. Would there be white exhaust on a warm day if it was a blown head gasket?
    I'll post some videos and compression test results soon. Other revelant things, I've recently cleaned maf/throttle body/plugs/air filter.
     
  2. Apr 28, 2013 at 8:24 PM
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    worthywads

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    Cold temp shows the moisture in the exhaust, like your breath.

    Hot day not.
     
  3. Apr 28, 2013 at 8:28 PM
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    Rich91710

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    Yup.
    Normal.

    Head gasket would steam on every restart after sitting for a short period and would smell like coolant.
    Bad valve seals would smoke on every restart after sitting for more than a few hours, and would smell like oil.

    The catalytic convertor seriously cools the exhaust and promotes heavy condensation. Every modern vehicle "smokes" on a cold morning until the cat "lights off" and gets up to operating temperature.
     

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