White smoke from the tailpipe

[socalisolara]

my friend has 01 solara and i noticed white smoke from the tailpipe. Is this problematic?

[ProRally Codriver]

White smoke is most likely antifreeze. Usually indication that head gasket is blown. Is power less? Do compression test.

[socalisolara]

we tested out and there was no compression loss. It seems that the white smoke only occurs in the morning for a short second. What does this mean?

[Eye8Pussies]

carbon build-up, pretty normal for a car with more mileage

seafoam can help clear it up

[woa_its_j3ff]

I had that white smoke for a brief moment before.
I'm at 129k.
im planning to seafoam the car soemtime before the fall hits.

[socalisolara]

seafoam? what is it and what does it do?

[Chinky420]

seafoam is what mermaids turn into when they die....at least, that's what i'm told

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

SeaFoam is a special treatment that you get from AutoZone that dissolves gunk from the engine; usually sold in an old-fashioned tin cylinder to pour down the gas tank, oil crankcase and brake booster (not sure); I did the first 2 and I felt my car having a lot more oomph.

If it only happens for 2 minutes in the morning, it might only be water from overnight condensation; past 2 mornings have been a bit cold, but then again waking up to a wet car might be intensified by the fact that I live in the hills.

[unbalancedwood]

Seafoam tutorial
http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=32248