white smoke on start up

[gaz1]

i am getting a fair bit of white smoke on start up from cold, its not condensation its smoke, i am thinking valve stem seals, i just need it clarifying before i spend loads more on her for nothing:D its a single not tt would you peeps agree

[SIMON LC]

I would go for stem seals.

[smithn05]

White smoke is usally a sign of blown head gasket with water getting into the cylinders.

 

Blue smoke would indicate oil being burnt, and would indicate on start up valve stem oil seals or out on the road turbo seals or other engine problem like rings gone.

 

My TT has 150k on the clock and starts with a puff of blue smoke on start up from the stem seals, but white would be a worry for me personally.

 

I will bow down to the experience of the more knowledgeable members but I think thats where I would start to look

[smithn05]

Sorry I missed the last bit of your post, you say its a single turbo?

 

Do you mean a mkiv with aftermarket single upgrade or the old mk3 with pop up lights and a single turbo.

 

The reason I ask is that the mk3 engines are renowned for blown head gaskets!!

 

Mine went about 120k miles when I had it, and Toyota frightened me with over £1500 to fix (about 9 years ago). Got the head set from them for £150 and it was the easiest head gasket swap I have ever done!!

[RedM]

It's condensation. Stop panicking if it goes after a couple of miles.

[DannoSupra]

White smoke is water/coolant/condensation in combustion chamber