# 2010 Mazda CX-9 - Smoking from front

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda\
**Created:** [November 5, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912 "2024-11-05T00:46:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![SpencerAnderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@SpencerAnderson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SpencerAnderson)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912/1 "2024-11-05T00:46:53Z")

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My car is smoking from the front end. Not from the radiator. Not sure if it is the transfer case or transmission

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912/2 "2024-11-05T13:48:25Z")

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Try opening the hood to find the source.

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**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912/3 "2024-11-05T14:50:30Z")

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> [@SpencerAnderson](#):
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> My car is smoking from the front end.

From the wheel area? the engine/transmission area? drive belt area?

Does it do this at 1st start up, or only after driving for X amount of time/miles?? Or–???

If you are unable to see where it is smoking from, the you need to have it towed to a shop for proper diagnoses and or repair…

Sorry you are having this problem…

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912/4 "2024-11-05T16:35:51Z")

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Smoke from coolant dripping? Or oil? Trans is about 4th thing I’d blame.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912/5 "2024-11-09T21:26:07Z")

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Does this engine-compartment smoking begin immediately after starting a cold engine? If not, when?

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**Author:** ![Beancounter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Beancounter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beancounter)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912/6 "2024-11-09T21:39:36Z")

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Start with the basics…

1. When does this occur?
2. What color is the “smoke”?
3. What smell is the “smoke”?
4. Are their any signs of fluid dripping in the engine compartment or on the road?

“Smoking from the front” is like “I’ve got a cough”, it could be almost anything but without more info any suggestion is just a stab in the dark.

That’s why you need a qualified mechanic.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mazda-cx-9-smoking-from-front/197912/7 "2024-11-09T23:47:03Z")

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Been five days. Another one and done.