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Jan 15, 2008 | 02:20 AM

BKGS3

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well heres the deal...sat night after the meet in jersey...i went down to atlantic city... and on the way down there i was doing about 100 or so around there give or take...and when i stopped at the rest area on the garden state parkway...i noticed alot of smoke commin out of my engine bay..when i popped it open mad white smoke came out..i was worried cause i thought something happened...and the smell of the smoke kinda smelled like tranny fluid...so i wasnt sure i checked everything out and it was ok...so my question is....is that normal?!?!?! cause i dont think it is...but i jus wanna find out to make sure and see if anyone has experienced that problem and got a solution for it...someone help me pleaseeeeeee

Jan 15, 2008 | 05:13 AM

trukn1

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White smoke is generaly a coolant leak of some sort. The coolant was hitting the headers and burnig off, thus causing the smoke. Did you bust a hose? Are you losing coolant? Any leaks, anywhere?? In the worse case scenerio, you may have blown the head gasket (extreme worse case). In any regards, no this is not normal. Tranny fluid and coolant (when burning) smell almost the same.

On a different note, not trying to be big brother here, your speed as well as the speed of most others here needs to be slowed . Yeah we all have Lexus' and they are capable of adrenaline rushing speeds; but we also need to be conscious of the safety of not only YOU but others as well. The life you save may be your own, not to mention, your pockets will be alot happier not having to dish out all of that money for tickets. LOL!!!

Jan 15, 2008 | 05:56 AM

FlavesLex

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+1... Check your coolant hoses, run the car to operating temps and check exhaust area. Keep us posted, and yes slow down a bit..
Speeding tickets + Insurance increase= $$$$

Jan 15, 2008 | 07:17 AM

GSoup

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Were you paying attention to you TEMP gauge? Did you see any fluctuation occur during that time?

Jan 15, 2008 | 08:34 AM

BKzSC400

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YO BOY!!! BETTER CONTROL THAT HEAVY FOOT OF YOURS!! YOU DONT WANT UR GS TO LOOK LIKE UR HONDA NOW DO YA!!

Jan 15, 2008 | 08:50 AM

UncleRay

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You might just need radiator fluid. My car did that before I had it serviced lol

Jan 15, 2008 | 10:51 AM

BKGS3

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my temp gauge didnt change at all when i was drivein..it was normal at where it should be and i checked my fluids and they were fine..after taht i cruised to the next rest area and opened up the hood again and it was fine..no smoke or nothing like that...so its weird to me and im not sure wahts going on...if it was smokeing again i was going to turn around back to nyc and park the lexus..but it was fine and i drove down to atlantic city and back without the problem..so yea..its weird