Because the engine is a boxer type six with horizontal pistons, the oil will often drip into the cylinders. this often leads to white smoke on startup. If the smoke is minimal and only on start up after sitting for more than a day, not much to worry about.
White smoke normally means you are burning oil.
White smoke means water, blue/black smoke means oil, black smoke can also mean the fuel mixture is too rich.
White smoke means head gasket, cracked head or equivelant.
White smoke with the a/c on means that the a/c system is freezing up and you need to check the pressure switch........... White smoke with the a/c off means that you have a leaking heater core........
white smoke from coolant usually indicates oil in coolant,this usually means a blown headgasket
its probably burning oil, if the smoke is white. if the smoke is black, it means its running rich. if the smoke is white, you have serious internal engine problems
"white smoke" is steam, which means coolant is getting into cylinders. usually means cylinder head gasket or cylinder head is faulty
White smoke means a new pope has been elected.
It means you have a bad head gasket.
Heavy white smoke is indicative of a blown head gasket or cracked head/block. Coolant is probably leaking into the combustion chamber. Run a compression test to further diagnose. Another reason is that you might be burning a lot of oil. does the smoke disappear like steam or say in the air?
In a diesel engine, blue smoke is an indication of oil being burned. Black smoke means that there is incomplete combustion of the fuel. White smoke can be seen when raw diesel fuel is not being burned.
white smoke from diesel exhaust generally means you have engine coolant leaking internally in enginevery rarely , white smoke can indicate a problem with the turbo