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Loud pop/bang followed by white smoke

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by fortis44, Sep 18, 2020.

  1. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:07 PM
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    fortis44

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    Ha! I sure hope not! The truck is garaged every night, so sabotage is highly unlikely I hope, haha
     
  2. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:08 PM
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    Front or rear?
     
  3. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:09 PM
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    Sorry, passenger rear
     
  4. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:11 PM
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    You ran over something.
     
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  5. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:11 PM
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    Hmm I was going with Clearwater Bill. Now I'm back to stumped.
     
  6. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:11 PM
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    Does the air conditioner still blow cold?
     
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  7. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:11 PM
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    It definitely seemed like it, but I saw nothing on the road and don't know what would give off that smoke
     
  8. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:12 PM
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    Odorless smoke is keeping this mystery from being solved. lol
     
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    x2 on air conditioning. I had something like this without any loud pop that I can remember. White smoke/gas coming from the vents. Made us both cough really bad in the cabin but it dissipated. Always thought it was AC related.
     
  10. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:15 PM
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    Agreed. Brake fluid is all that's back there (other than diff grease) and it would smoke spraying the brake, fairly smell free. But not in cab.

    I'm moving on to ran over something and it shot off to the side or even straight under the truck and you just didn't find it.
     
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    Check your oil ??
     
  12. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:16 PM
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    Did the AC quit working?
     
  13. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:21 PM
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    My AC kept working. But I was young, can't remember if it was a little warmer or if it was still as cold.
     
  14. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:23 PM
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    Oil looks good. Radiator fluid is super low
     
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  15. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:24 PM
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  16. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:26 PM
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    all tore up already
    Ran over water bottle and steam off the exhaust when water hit it.
     
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    If something in the cooling system exploded with a loud bang, also filling the cabin with white smoke, there would have been fluid all over the place and a sweet smell to the smoke.

    I'm guessing it's been a long time since you checked the radiator fluid. No?
     
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  18. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:29 PM
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    True. I haven't checked recently and am noticing that it is low currently
     
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  19. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:32 PM
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    AC is blowing cold
     
  20. Sep 18, 2020 at 3:34 PM
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    Well shoot. I'm out of ideas.

    You probably ran over a ghost orgy or something. :notsure:
     
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