2005 2.8L, 106k km
Had trouble starting the car a few hours ago after being unused for about a week. The weather had been slightly above or around 0 deg C (though kept in a closed garage adjacent to heated rooms). The engine turned fine, but wouldn't "catch" the first time I tried to start (key was held all the way for maybe 5 whole seconds). The second time, it did start, but died right away. The third time I started with partial throttle open, and it worked, but a huge cloud of smoke came out of the exhaust and the engine shook pretty violently. Took maybe 15-20 seconds before the exhaust became sort of clear.
Unfortunately I cannot tell what colour the smoke was... whitish? Not sure if it had any blue to it. Did not try to smell the smoke either.
Would this have anything to do with the fact that my engine burns oil, or that there is a little bit of oil in my coolant overflow tank? Cracked block? Bad head gasket?
Had trouble starting the car a few hours ago after being unused for about a week. The weather had been slightly above or around 0 deg C (though kept in a closed garage adjacent to heated rooms). The engine turned fine, but wouldn't "catch" the first time I tried to start (key was held all the way for maybe 5 whole seconds). The second time, it did start, but died right away. The third time I started with partial throttle open, and it worked, but a huge cloud of smoke came out of the exhaust and the engine shook pretty violently. Took maybe 15-20 seconds before the exhaust became sort of clear.
Unfortunately I cannot tell what colour the smoke was... whitish? Not sure if it had any blue to it. Did not try to smell the smoke either.
Would this have anything to do with the fact that my engine burns oil, or that there is a little bit of oil in my coolant overflow tank? Cracked block? Bad head gasket?
