# Visible smoke

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/visible-smoke/21902>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/visible-smoke/21902 "2008-11-10T04:37:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![corolla\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@corolla\_man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/corolla_man)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/visible-smoke/21902/1 "2008-11-10T04:37:07Z")

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After the timing belt & clutch assembly was changed, a white/bluish tailpipe smoke is visible and it smells too. There’s a little smoke from the engine block too. Can somebody help me on this? thanks.

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**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/visible-smoke/21902/2 "2008-11-10T04:51:18Z")

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What year is your Corolla? Did you do anything other than clutch and timing belt?

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**Author:** ![corolla\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@corolla\_man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/corolla_man)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/visible-smoke/21902/3 "2008-11-10T10:40:02Z")

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model 1996. actually tune-up and oil change was done 5 days before the clutch and belt was fixed. mileage is 135K, engine performance is still good.