Smoke out of the Kidney's?

ni8shadow · 12-11-2009, 06:08 PM

Just got back from my communte. Been raining here and is fairly cold for the area. Anyway, I park the car with the engine still on and I rev it up to 5k...haven't heard her talk in a while

, and after I see some wispy white smoke coming out of the passenger grill

?! Like exhaust smoke but thinner. Is this something to worry about? I am guessing it is the h20 from the rain evaporating from the extra heat of the rev.

thanks

FCP Euro · 12-11-2009, 07:08 PM

I would not worry about it again unless it happens again. It was probably just the rain evaporating off the radiator.

deletedelete · 12-11-2009, 07:15 PM

The smoke sounds normal. But revving to 5k while not moving is something I tend to avoid.

FCP Euro · 12-11-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowess Symphony

The smoke sounds normal. But revving to 5k while not moving is something I tend to avoid.

+1

Forgot to mention that.

ni8shadow · 12-11-2009, 10:02 PM

Ahhh. The radiator. Thanks.

What are the cons of revving up? Not enough air flow? See the guys in the exhaust sound clips doing it.

deletedelete · 12-11-2009, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ni8shadow

Ahhh. The radiator. Thanks.

What are the cons of revving up? Not enough air flow? See the guys in the exhaust sound clips doing it.

I dont think airflow has anything to do with it but I may be wrong. All I know is that revving while not moving is bad, everybody says that. I would never do that. A tech guy will have to explain it better.

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