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F355 WHITE SMOKE/MISSING/BACKFIRE?

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  1. f355james

    f355james Rookie

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    #1 f355james, Mar 16, 2004
    Hello and thanks for reviewing. Im brand new to ferrarichat, and having some problems with my 95 f355 spider. Car is smoking from tailpipes a pure white color. I thought it was maybe some water in the exhaust. So I took it out for a run and it started stuttering in 1st and 2nd gear. When I stepped on the the gas it made 1 loud backfire noise, and stalled. I was able to restart it, but in stalled another 4 times before i was lucky enough to get it back home. Any help would ease my mind alittle. james ,san diego
     
  2. vref

    vref Karting

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    #2 vref, Mar 16, 2004
    Pull the oil dipstick, any white foam? Headgasket Is it using excessive oil? oil rings or Valve guides. Is the fuel recent/good? Will it idle or do you have to rev it to keep it running?

    These are the big things, it get smaller from here.
     
  3. f355james

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    #3 f355james, Mar 16, 2004
    Thanks for repley...it will not idle,starts then stalls...it seems to use a good amount of oil. i will check for foam?
     
  4. vref

    vref Karting

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    #4 vref, Mar 16, 2004
    If its using a good amount of oil, with no foam. I would start by pulling the spark plugs and look for oil fouling on them. If you find a cylinder or 2 with oil on the plugs your looking at the dreaded valve guide problem that has plagued the 95 355. keep us posted.
     
  5. f355james

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    #5 f355james, Mar 17, 2004

    no foam found, thanks for the info
     
  6. f355james

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    #6 f355james, Mar 26, 2004
    It turns out it was just the over fill of oil. drained it out and the smoke went buy buy.
     

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