Trackcious Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 so i came to park my car today. my 1988 conquest tsi. 5spd. and all of sudden while i let it idle i see this verry little white smoke coming out from the dash its like 56 degrees out here. and when i look in the engine bay i dont see any signs of the smoke... the only thing i would be guessin is since the ac is out that pipe thats disconected prolly has smoke coming from out of it? is that correct or no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoquest2007 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 If the smoke was right near the head light switches, I have had a couple of cars do this. It is due to a bad contact in the switch and the dielectric grease burning. It usually is a very small amount and usually only happens when you are on the brakes for a lengthy time and happen to be in the right spot with the sun to be able to see it. Most probably have the same thing but its a very small amount and its hard to detect. you can remove the cover to the headlight sswitch on the side that the smoke came out of hold the brakes and leave your lights on and see if it does it again. If it is coming from somewhere else in the dash then i would use caution till you find it,. cause if it smoked you should see visible signs of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSi2555 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Is it smoke or steam vapor? get your nose in it the next time you see it, you may have a leaking ( shudder ) heater core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMeyerhoff Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 If the smoke was right near the head light switches, The only time I've had smoke in the cabin was from the headlight switches also. Its a somewhat common problem that the brake light circut will overheat an smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackcious Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 hmmph maybe it could be the heater core... or maybe one of those ill be shure to check but usually it smells burnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 hmmph maybe it could be the heater core... or maybe one of those ill be shure to check but usually it smells burnt. Yeah, I have the same thing happen to me. Not sure what it is but I think heater core cause mine is up around the clock area. Wizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 coolant smells sort of sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I had a little white smoke come out of the gauge hood on my Fiji years ago, I was flashing the brights on and off several times and I got a little smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf87Conquest Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Easy way to tell...if it smells sweet...heater core leak. If it smells something like when someone's welding...electrical. (kinda ozone, metallic, rubber) Where the smoke comes from will give the area if electrical. Could be any wires, switches, relays etc. But I would think if it's a leaking heater core...it would be smoking from the vents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 *Cockpit smoke fumes or fire -Emergency oxygen green ring - PULL -Bleed air knob - OFF (do not cycle) -Initiate rapid descent to below 10,000ft cabin alt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAinsworth Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 *Cockpit smoke fumes or fire -Emergency oxygen green ring - PULL -Bleed air knob - OFF (do not cycle) -Initiate rapid descent to below 10,000ft cabin alt. You forgot, tuck head between legs and kiss your tail goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackcious Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 well... hmmph its near the clock. thats all i know.. so hmmph what can it be? intresting... ill keeep my black one out of commision for a while ill use my white quest. also sometimes it smells like fuel in the cabin maybe its my injectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSi2555 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hmmph, Maybe your low on turn signal fluid :rolleye0018: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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