2000 Volvo S40 White Smoke from Exhaust

Tiny
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80,000 miles on it. Just recently had a new timing belt and tune up on it. It has started blowing white smoke out the exhaust when it is stopped and idling. No check engine lite, and temperature is fine. No oil leaks that I can find. Its not using oil either.
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 AT 12:19 AM

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Tiny
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You loosing coolant? Power steering or automatic transmission fluid?
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 AT 10:46 PM
Tiny
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White smoke from the exhaust can be an indicator of some possibly serious issues. When the cooling system has been compromised, and coolant is getting into the combustion chamber(s) the result is white, sweet smelling smoke from the exhaust. This can be from a head gasket that is possibly delaminating or a cracked cylinder head casting. I recommend having or performing a cooling system pressure test. This will help determine if there is a leak in the cooling system and it's possible location.
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 AT 11:38 PM
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It was the turbo. Had to have it replace. Cost me $2000.
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 AT 12:40 AM
Tiny
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Ouch sorry to hear that!

Also doc remember to keep in mind that some volvos I have known of are famous of burning atf causing white smoke!
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 AT 9:36 AM
Tiny
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Cool my brother, thank you for the education. I try to learn something new all the time!
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008 AT 7:20 AM

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