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Kathi Willitzer Posted on Mar 04, 2013
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2002 toyotal smoking white and rough starting

Runs fine after driving for awhile but smokes when started and takes a while to shift years - it's an automatic

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Check trans. fluid level while engine is hot and running, Check it twice to be sure that the level is full. The white smoke could be something all together different like a blown head gasket. check to see if water is mixing with the iol by looking at the oil fill cap, if you see bubbles and a whitish milky looking color under the cap.

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  • Posted on Aug 19, 2008

SOURCE: 94 Toyota Camry Smokes & hesitates to start in the AM

valve seals could be worn out letting oil get into the combustion chamber making that white smoke.if you have alot of miles of miles on your engine it just be time for a rebuild or replacement

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  • Posted on Dec 18, 2008

SOURCE: Rough idle until warm 22r

if it is a carburated engine it is probably the a.a.p. diaphragm in the carb. if you remove the air cleaner and look on the side of the carb that is towards the valve cover near the front yow will see a vacuum hose going to a cover that is fastened with 3 screws. if you pull the vacuum line off you will see that there is probably fuel being sucked into the line due to the leaking diaphragm. the vacuum source is temp controlled and cuts off when warm. but when cold sucks fuel directly into the intake. remove the 3 screws to replace the diaphragm, being carefull of the spring. good luck!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 02, 2009

SOURCE: 92 Camry with smoke and "shuttering"

Blue smoke means oil is being burned
do a compression check

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 23, 2009

SOURCE: Toyota Camry 2002 - smoke on the start up - 45000mile

The valve seals could be going bad. You can try a little thicker oil for the time being.(10w-30). But the valve seals should be replaced. If that is what the problem is. The headgasket could also be seaping a little coolant into the cylinder.
What color is the smoke? If the smoke is white, your camry could have a bad head gasket. Blue smoke, valve stem seals.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 13, 2009

SOURCE: exhaust blowing white grey smoke lots of it and

The white/grey smoke is steam (water). (from the cooling system)The engine has either blown a head gasket or there is a crack on the engine block.

Stop as soon as safely practical at home or wherever you will work on it.
Before you spend lots of money, try an engine block sealer, less than $15. Bar's Block Seal, for example. Read and follow directions carefully. You may need to apply twice. May also last for a couple of months or several years.

Otherwise, replace head gasket on affected side and/or replace engine (block).

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White smoke - water in the wrong area - probably a head gasket.

The head gasket is what I am hoping for because it is cheaper to do. And most instructions manuals from an autoparts store has step by step instructions.

If it is oil then you are looking at rebuilding or replacing your engine.

Take a look at both the oil and antifreeze to check for cross contamination which would verify the blown head gasket.
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