What you guys think is wrong?

[Z28Driver]

My car has been dying every now and then when i come to a stop sign or red light. It smells like it's running rich...very gassy. When i get on it i get lots of white smoke. And the other day i was getting lots of white smoke when i was just sitting with it running in a parking lot. But that only happened once. I'm thinking bad MAF...but not sure.

 

[buickboy]

White smoke is a sign of a leaky or blown headgasket allowing coolant into the cylinders and burning white. Check the radiator for exhaust bubbles when running or milky oil, Good luck
Mitch

 

[Z28Driver]

well i dropped the oil, it looked fine. Except for being dirty anyway. I started it up afterwards and let it idle for a bit. Didn't have any smoke, but i started reving it and some "water" came out the exhaust. I say water because it was clear, and the only smell it had was of gas. I noticed that this car doesn't have a cat on it....could this cause raw gas to come out the exhaust?

 

[cathan]

Could also be turbo bearings going bad....I have a buddy who had the same symptoms when his turbo died. Remove the inlet bell and check the impeller for hopefully smooth movement and no play....
Chris

 

[scottyb]

Well the smell of gas vs. steam vs. oil burning are all distinctive, IMO. If it smells like gas or rich, then chase that first. I certainly am not the expert on where to start on a "too rich" diag, so I won't.

 

[BOOSTD]

Sounds like your running WAY TOO rich. Do you have a scan tool? How about a FPR? If so, turn down your fuel pressure and see if that fixes it.

BOOSTD