sadness coming at the dealership

[infinitifan25]

right before my vacation to key west I noticed some white smoke out of my tailpipe upon starting. Then I remember not to long ago I was playing alittle hard and hit my rev-limiter before shifting. so buddies I think when I take her into the shop I know the saying will be I blew a gasket and have an oil leak :frown: but the good news is I had a blast in key west lots of fx there beileve it or not

 

[315fx35]

hitting the rev limited for even 10 sec shouldnt be a big deal. granted its def not encouraged but it would take atleast 30 sec in warm weather to cause a problem. I wouldnt worry too much unless you've noticed a loss in power and/or oil leaking from gaskets?

 

[fxlr8]

sounds like condensation if it's during startup

 

[gto]

Tadashi at TS said he ran a VQ for at 7500 rpm for 15 minutes before it broke. I highly doubt the smoke is from running the motor for that short of time.

 

[infinitifan25]

this is a sign of relief i would not think hitting the rev limiter would do damage but its all i could think of my when I get my 100k tune up and new ecu it will go away ,lol

 

[jbaker1121]

no, if you run without a rev limited and shift it after where it would have been its not an issue. Youll be fine.

 

[ThE Fx 45 BeAsT]

thats the job of the rev limiter.

 

[infinitifan25]

thats the job of the rev limiter.

your right I guess im just used to the old cars get so scared when I hear a noise or see something I shouldnt. older cars like I used to have made all kinds of noise rattles,clunks,backfires, then clouds of smoke and if it didnt do all them things as normal it wasnt running at all, hehe