Smoking Out The Exhaust

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SoCalFlexin

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I have a 2012 Ecoboost Flex with 27,000 miles. So yesterday i was leaving the car wash and i had to get on it a bit to get in front of traffic and as i looked in the rear view mirror to see how far i was a head of the cars behind me everyone was slamming on their brakes due to my flex looking like i just flipped the smoke screen switch, no exaggeration this was bad, however it cleared up after about a miles or so down the road. Now i have seen maybe a little to no smoke come out of this thing in the past but noting like this at all. So i drove it all around after the smoking incident and it did not happen again. First thing i thought was one of the turbos went out or i broke a piston. The flex has had a tune on it in the past but it has been on the stock program for a while now. All stock except for that

any input would be greatly appreciated   
 
I just wanted to clarify if this happened as soon as you left the car wash and what color was the excessive smoke ? Any gas smell ?
 
ZSHO said:
I just wanted to clarify if this happened as soon as you left the car wash and what color was the excessive smoke ? Any gas smell ?
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Yes, as i left the car wash. No gas smell, definitely oil..... smoke was blue

SHO-Time said:
Any noticeable decrease in power?
You check your oil condition and oil level?
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at first i did notice a decrease in power but after i turned the car off for an hour or so and started it up it has all it power. The oil condition is great and the level is perfect.
 
I would first check to see if any codes are set,and proceed from there,there is a TSB on the flex,also any oil around the rear valve cover and oil seperator by the pcv,oil in the spark plug wells. 


ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

Date Reported:
MAY 01, 2013

NHTSA Reference:
#10053358

TSB Reference:
#ASI-32211


Description: FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE INTAKE AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS MAY HAVE ENGINE OIL ACCUMULATION, IN LEFT HAND VALVE COVER BAFFLE MIGRATING THROUGH FRESH AIR INTAKE OF POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM. MODELS 2011-2013 EDGE, EXPLORE

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ZSHO said:
I would first check to see if any codes are set,and proceed from there,there is a TSB on the flex,also any oil around the rear valve cover and oil seperator by the pcv,oil in the spark plug wells. 


ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

Date Reported:
MAY 01, 2013

NHTSA Reference:
#10053358

TSB Reference:
#ASI-32211


Description: FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE INTAKE AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS MAY HAVE ENGINE OIL ACCUMULATION, IN LEFT HAND VALVE COVER BAFFLE MIGRATING THROUGH FRESH AIR INTAKE OF POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM. MODELS 2011-2013 EDGE, EXPLORE

Want to learn how to fix NHTSA #10053358?
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I will check for codes tonight, but as far as that TSB go's i did have the valve cover changed and added the oil separator
 
Checked for oil in the intake/intercooler?  How cold was the water in the car wash, any idea?  You had the engine running the whole time?
 
SHOdded said:
Checked for oil in the intake/intercooler?  How cold was the water in the car wash, any idea?  You had the engine running the whole time?
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I did pull the intake pipe that connects to the throttle body and yes it was definitely coated in oil, i was thinking it was from before i had the TSB performed. I didn't feel the water but i don't think it was excessively cold. I did have the car idling for about an hour in waiting for the car wash, i really don't think that had anything to do with it because I always idle in parking lots of stores waiting for my wife because she takes forever in stores...LOL  :)
 
ajpturbo said:
U waited in line for an hour at the car wash?...are u against washing it yourself lol...where are we heading...
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No i'm not against washing it myself, i was just pure laziness. I detailed 3 cars the day before and of course i take mine to a car wash...lol 
 
Let's see what startup looks like in the morning, but since this happened when you "got on it", my #1 suspect (as you already indicated) would be turbo/seal as well.  Are you sure somebody didn't steal your cats and put on some cheapo replacements?
 
SHOdded said:
Let's see what startup looks like in the morning, but since this happened when you "got on it", my #1 suspect (as you already indicated) would be turbo/seal as well.  Are you sure somebody didn't steal your cats and put on some cheapo replacements?
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I will check for smoke, im sure the cats are stock and never touched
 
ajpturbo said:
U waited in line for an hour at the car wash?...are u against washing it yourself lol...where are we heading...
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Personally, I have no interest in washing my car.

I spent my early life wrenching, washing, installing stereos, blah blah blah, and personally I'm over it.

All that happens when i wash it is I get pissed off at the new scratches, dings, and rock chips that I find.

If I wanted to be annoyed, I would just go to work.







 
FoMoCoSHO said:
ajpturbo said:
U waited in line for an hour at the car wash?...are u against washing it yourself lol...where are we heading...
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All that happens when i wash it is I get pissed off at the new scratches, dings, and rock chips that I find.

If I wanted to be annoyed, I would just go to work.
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LOL

As much as I am certain I will feel the same way someday, I hope I don't ever get there.
I'm definitely on my way. Really not becasue I don't enjoy detailing. But as far as prioritizing goes, it really falls to the wayside these days. The bad part about it is, I don't hire anybody. They just stay dirty.

I have 5 vehicles now, between the wife and myself. At least one of them has to go.
 
FoMoCoSHO said:
Personally, I have no interest in washing my car.

I spent my early life wrenching, washing, installing stereos, blah blah blah, and personally I'm over it.

All that happens when i wash it is I get pissed off at the new scratches, dings, and rock chips that I find.

If I wanted to be annoyed, I would just go to work.
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Hahaha... this is the truth.
 
FoMoCoSHO said:
ajpturbo said:
U waited in line for an hour at the car wash?...are u against washing it yourself lol...where are we heading...
Click to expand...
Personally, I have no interest in washing my car.

I spent my early life wrenching, washing, installing stereos, blah blah blah, and personally I'm over it.

All that happens when i wash it is I get pissed off at the new scratches, dings, and rock chips that I find.

If I wanted to be annoyed, I would just go to work.
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hahaha i second this!
 
I thought the topic from the OP was in reference to smoke coming out the exhaust,its all AJP FAULT.LOL.Z  BTW what kind of wax do you guys use.lol.
 
SHOdded said:
Let's see what startup looks like in the morning, but since this happened when you "got on it", my #1 suspect (as you already indicated) would be turbo/seal as well.  Are you sure somebody didn't steal your cats and put on some cheapo replacements?
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After i arrived home from work yesterday we left the house for dinner about an hour later and it smoked again then cleared up. Same thing this morning on the way to work.
 
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