# White Smoke Noticed

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-noticed/169163>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, camry\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-noticed/169163 "2020-08-25T12:48:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ulu4ulunnwa\_142512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ulu4ulunnwa\_142512](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ulu4ulunnwa_142512)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-noticed/169163/1 "2020-08-25T12:48:36Z")

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Hello all,  
I noticed a white smoke on my 2001 Toyota Camry recently in the morning and since then the white smoke refused to stop. I was actually thinking it’s oil because I recently serviced the car and change the oil with same oil I normally use. Have 119k miles on it. Need help please.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-noticed/169163/2 "2020-08-25T12:53:23Z")

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White smoke is more likely to be coolant being burned than oil (oil is usually more blue tinged). Have you checked the oil since you changed it? What’s the coolant level?

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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:** [August 25, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-noticed/169163/3 "2020-08-25T14:31:29Z")

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You had old dirty oil before? Now you have new oil. And you think that is causing white smoke? Explain your theory.

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**Author:** ![ulu4ulunnwa\_142512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ulu4ulunnwa\_142512](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ulu4ulunnwa_142512)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-noticed/169163/4 "2020-08-26T17:15:52Z")

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The coolant level is ok

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-noticed/169163/5 "2020-08-26T17:17:36Z")

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The valve guide seals are leaking.