White smoke coming out from a 4E-FE engine

Updated: 09 Dec 2024

I recently bought a toyota starlet ( ep-82 ). Its was driven fro 160k kilometers. It was smooth and was working fine, bt now i get white smoke when i turn it on in the morning. This goes away after few minutes when i floor it. Should i worry about this issue?

I check engine oil each day when i first take out the car and it doesn’t get reduced. Any idea on what would be the issue?

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Could be coolant getting burned. Does the exhaust smell sweet or like oil?

Um… I’ve haven’t checked that…

Any issues with acceleration ?

Yeah ive noticed a bit of accelaration issues… Like in first gear, it is bt not allways. ;(

Yeah.. its either piston rings or a bad coolant feed.

Possibility is coolant I getting into a cylinder or that your running a little rich on startup and since it’s getting colder out the smoke is more visible. If it’s plumes of white smoke or it smells kinda like a sweet perfume or something it’s coolant being burnt

Um.. Does this affect the accellaration?? Like say when i drive with three people, the car is a bit on the down side of its power.

Had a similar thing with a Toyota Corolla 2E engine, turned out to be the head gasket was going

White smoke is a sign for burnt coolant. Check that often. If its missing its probably a broken head gasket.

I actually noticed a reduction of my coolent. From the reserve tank as well. The thing is, the smoke doesnt come allways. It just comes when i first start the car on a rainy or a cool wheather day. It goes away after the heat is reached till half point in the dashbord.

Check antifreeze but they will smoke a little on cold mornings not sure where u live but if not using antifreeze probably just condensation in exhaust, normal, if using antifreeze probably blown head gasket. U say its not using oil so rings should be fine.