So, at 300 miles I notice an exhaust cloud pass my passenger side window on start up. It was decent in size. This happened only noticeably maybe once or twice more. Now it is happening quite frequently, only with a much smaller amount of smoke. It doesn't happen on cold starts only after motor has been ran and parked for a few hours have I noticed it. The times it smokes the car was parked in direct sunlight. I have also noticed that my outdoor temperature sensor was off by about 20 degrees. The morning temp when first started was say 60 and when I start it again and it smokes, the outside temperature is 80 but the car still reads 60. It seems to be regulating the start up fuel based on the read of the outdoor temperature sensor perhaps? Thus the white Smoke?
I took it in for service and at first the service rep told me no way that was the issue!! they then replaced the outdoor temperature sensor and sent me packing LOL. I don't think this will be the fix as I noticed the outdoor temp gauge still of by a decent amount. It is now the time of year that it wont be getting too cold in the morning versus the day so its not happening any more. Still checking it but thought I would post. If anyone else has Ideas? I doubt this is the fix based on the new sensor still off by a lot. Will update as I find out more. Motor runs fine getting good gas mileage so no signs on that end. In the video this is very minor smoke compared to some of the other times, it was about 80 outside when started in the video outdoor temp from car reads 58 when starting even though its 80 outside. If I wasn't looking for this it would be hard to see when inside the car other times it was clearly much worse or I would have never spotted it.
https://vimeo.com/163004813
I took it in for service and at first the service rep told me no way that was the issue!! they then replaced the outdoor temperature sensor and sent me packing LOL. I don't think this will be the fix as I noticed the outdoor temp gauge still of by a decent amount. It is now the time of year that it wont be getting too cold in the morning versus the day so its not happening any more. Still checking it but thought I would post. If anyone else has Ideas? I doubt this is the fix based on the new sensor still off by a lot. Will update as I find out more. Motor runs fine getting good gas mileage so no signs on that end. In the video this is very minor smoke compared to some of the other times, it was about 80 outside when started in the video outdoor temp from car reads 58 when starting even though its 80 outside. If I wasn't looking for this it would be hard to see when inside the car other times it was clearly much worse or I would have never spotted it.
https://vimeo.com/163004813