VR6 Exhaust smell questions

[SlaveToCaffeine]

My exhaust smells rich and is lightly fogged and white in color. i dont think its a blown head gasket cause it doesnt smell sweet by any means.

can anyone give a little imput as to why the exhaust may smell rich and what else causes it to "steam" per say.

engine sounds great and healthy, has a little tick but nothing irregular for these


could removing your air filter cause this? i would not imagine so but i dunno

thanks in advance peeps.

[running_corrado]

Mine has no cat and it does this...

[yaris pavel94]

I have the same problem, I have a 97 GTI vr6 na and same thing white smoke fills up the garage in like 2 mins. i would like to know if i can make it stop thanks.

[llanowar]

well antifreeeze is usually sweet smelly if ur valve seals are shot it will blow out white smoke with head gasket


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[SlaveToCaffeine]

my exhaust is not sweet smelling, i was wondering if anything else besides condensation causes white steamy exhaust for a few minutes.


and btw if anyone needs to know, the injectors tick like a mother f#$ker naturally. i had a master VW mechanic look at mine today and said its 100% natural and the engine is running mechanically perfect.

"its definitely not a blow head gasket"

[Nuzzi]

are you loosing coolant? have you checked the oil cap and oil? you wont neccessarily smell a sweetness from the exhaust. does it smell like burned oil or gas? could be a leaking valve seal, bad headgasket or leaking injector depending on the color/smell of the smoke. have you 'palm checked' the tailpaipe? while its running and smoking cup your hand over the exhaust for a few seconds and see what deposits onto your hand, you can usually tell the odor and if its water gas or oil.