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WRX06TR · 2008-10-16, 04:38 PM

Ok, so for those of you who don't know, my car is a 2006 WRX, running Cobb Stage 2, full catless exhaust, everything else is stock in the engine bay. All fluid changes are done religiously...and I just drained and replaced the coolant.

So, I drove home from UNR about a 3-4 mile drive for me and when I pulled into my garage, I had white smoke coming from the front area of my hood, a good noticeable amount but not billowing clouds). I shut the car off and popped the hood, it was coming from under the ram air scoop in the front of the engine and out the very center of the hood.

There are no visible leaks anywhere on the car. I pulled off the ram air scoop and looked beneath it and didn't find the source. I then pulled off the alternator cover to check the belts...nothing. I have no idea where or what could be causing this. In sporadic occasions with the vents on the car does smell like something may be getting hot...I always assumed it was just the clutch, from riding it a little too much.

Otherwise the car runs fine, APV2 doesn't show anything out of the ordinary (temp levels) and (assuming the clutch is the culprit) I have put the car in 5th gear going about 30 and put my foot down and there was no slipping, so I assume the clutch is in okay condition.

Any advice would be helpful, anything to look for or check? Thanks guys.

2008-10-16, 04:38 PM	#1
WRX06TR EJ251 Real Name: Nick P Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 881 Car: 2005 STi Class: MadtyteTunerBro! Back to the studio!	06 WRX white smoke...WTF? Ok, so for those of you who don't know, my car is a 2006 WRX, running Cobb Stage 2, full catless exhaust, everything else is stock in the engine bay. All fluid changes are done religiously...and I just drained and replaced the coolant. So, I drove home from UNR about a 3-4 mile drive for me and when I pulled into my garage, I had white smoke coming from the front area of my hood, a good noticeable amount but not billowing clouds). I shut the car off and popped the hood, it was coming from under the ram air scoop in the front of the engine and out the very center of the hood. There are no visible leaks anywhere on the car. I pulled off the ram air scoop and looked beneath it and didn't find the source. I then pulled off the alternator cover to check the belts...nothing. I have no idea where or what could be causing this. In sporadic occasions with the vents on the car does smell like something may be getting hot...I always assumed it was just the clutch, from riding it a little too much. Otherwise the car runs fine, APV2 doesn't show anything out of the ordinary (temp levels) and (assuming the clutch is the culprit) I have put the car in 5th gear going about 30 and put my foot down and there was no slipping, so I assume the clutch is in okay condition. Any advice would be helpful, anything to look for or check? Thanks guys.