Smoke from headlight area?

[4G63dsmpwr]

Hey guys I know your going to just tell me "look under the hood" But I have...

If I start up my car, she's fine for like 15min of driving... After that, smoke begines to come from the headlight area - drivers side. RIGHT underneath the headlight is where the smoke is coming from, and is she stays running - alot of it pour out!

The car is a 90 AWD... Whats over here that could be burning, and causing smoke?

I know that the power steering stuff is over there, and the external oil cooler - but what could it be landing on, that is hot enough to make SMOKE?

I mean, it doesn't do it for the first 15min, then starts slowly and gets worse. DEF not coolant - doesn't smell like that at all.

Any ideas would really help me out, thanks.

 

[girlieracr4g63]

I say check for oil dripping from over there. ie......cooler, filter. Could be that is dripping and thats whats causing the smoke.


Wendy

 

[TurboGeoff]

Check for an exhaust leak at the DP/02 housing connection.

 

[4G63dsmpwr]

I do have an exhuast leak there! I just bolted up my exhuast, and 1 bolt is off of the O2/DP - would this cause a major problem? I dont understand why it would start smoking like it does, a while after driving?

I am getting the bolt for it. I will correct the exhaust leak problem.

Anything else I can try?!

Thanks a ton for the help!

 

[TurboGeoff]

YA, if you are missing either of the 2 bolts that connect the dp to the o2 housing, then you are most definately leaking exhaust fumes which is causing smoke to seep from your headlights, i had the same problem a couple times.

-Geoff

 

[4G63dsmpwr]

Thanks man - taken care of.