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by overnight
16 Nov 2009, 12:21
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust
Replies: 10
Views: 12640

Re: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust

Okay thank you all for your help japedo, cranehunter and genwheeler I'll try to find some reliable mechanic to check the possible causes you mentioned, it's better than just leaving the car for diagnose and giving the impression that I know nothing about cars and possibly get scammed, at least I kno...
by overnight
14 Nov 2009, 05:36
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust
Replies: 10
Views: 12640

Re: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust

Okay, today I checked the oil levels after driving the car for a few days and turns out the problem is not related to the coolant, as the levels are the same. Checked the oil levels and they were considerably low, around 80% after driving it for about a week (filled it to the normal levels one week ...
by overnight
11 Nov 2009, 01:51
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust
Replies: 10
Views: 12640

Re: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust

Yeah, I've been reading a few posts on the forum that mentioned the same, however I've checked the coolant levels in the past days and it looks like it has loss none or just a bit. I find this quite odd because it was blowing a LOT of smoke when the problem started and the coolant level was the same...
by overnight
07 Nov 2009, 02:42
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust
Replies: 10
Views: 12640

Re: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust

Oh, I forgot, just one day before this problem happened, the driver and passenger axle was checked, and the passenger side axle was rebuilt, are there any oil/coolant lines near the passenger side axle, that could have been damaged or anything while my car was getting fixed? Sorry I forgot to mentio...
by overnight
06 Nov 2009, 12:53
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust
Replies: 10
Views: 12640

Re: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust

Hmm, sweet..? I think not, it is more like a slight burnt oil or coolant smell, the weather is not cold at all, the coolant loss has been always there, but the white smoke problem is the first time it happens, but as I stated I always kept the coolant levels above 1/2, and never got a hot temp on my...
by overnight
05 Nov 2009, 23:28
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust
Replies: 10
Views: 12640

S60 2004 T5 throwing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust

Hi, I'm new to this forum and thought you guys could help me determining the cause of a trouble I'm having with my car. It's a S60 2004 T5 Turbo Automatic The exhaust throws a LOT of white smoke when idle, I've browsed through the forum to see if I could find an answer but I'm not really that experi...