# Smoke from the hood?!?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** smoke\ **Created:** [December 13, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-from-the-hood/8307 "2007-12-13T20:32:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruggerlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@Ruggerlady](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ruggerlady)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-from-the-hood/8307/1 "2007-12-13T20:32:24Z")
Drove around my town today doing quicky errands before the snow…pulled into the garage and turned the car off and noticed smoke coming from the hood. it’s a '95 avalon, runs well but this obviously IS NOT. did a little research-may be belts, pulleys, etc however, if anyone has ideas, comments, advice I’d appreciate it before my father goes nutty. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-from-the-hood/8307/2 "2007-12-13T20:35:36Z")
Was it smoke or vapor? What did it smell like? How many miles on the car? Was any work done on it recently? Did you see any leaks? Any drips on the garage floor? ---
**Author:** ![Ruggerlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@Ruggerlady](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ruggerlady)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-from-the-hood/8307/3 "2007-12-13T21:19:57Z")
It was smoke…least it looked like it. First I thought it was steam but it smelled like something was burning. The car is at 148,000. I had snow tires put on in Nov and that’s all. No drips, spills, leaks. I warm the car up before work-would that do anything? ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-from-the-hood/8307/4 "2007-12-13T21:58:38Z")
There are several types of smoke from cars; oil burning smells, wires burning smells, and rubber burning smells. If it is an oil smell, you have someoil dripping on the exhaust manifold, which would not be obvious when driving. If it is a wire burning smell, it is cause for alarm,and you should have it checked out. Same with a rubber smell. Oil leaks should be investigated and may only require tightening somthing. ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-from-the-hood/8307/5 "2007-12-14T02:24:29Z")
Umm, I don’t think that’s a wise idea to leave a vehicle in a garage with smoke coming out under the hood and NOT looking at it. OR did you at least move the vehicle back outside? What did you do, or not do?