white smoke is caused by ?

**jmsmilin** · 08-15-2004, 09:56 PM

Yammie 225 DX running but smoking, any thoughts? What would cause it?

**vartiak15** · 08-15-2004, 10:10 PM

piston rings? to much oil? to ritch?

**smokinp** · 08-15-2004, 10:20 PM

what does ths spark plug look like?what kind of oil are you running?

**TrikeKid** · 08-16-2004, 12:41 AM

if it was rings it would be oil smoke meaning blue smoke wouldnt it i think you're probly running too rich a fuel mixture. smokinp a 225dx is a fourstoke.

**83185s** · 08-16-2004, 12:44 AM

or u may have some water in the engine...ive had that before

**smokinp** · 08-16-2004, 01:24 AM

smokinp a 225dx is a fourstoke.

I know...what does this have to do with it?I am not talking about the oil to gas mix ratio I am talking about the oil that he runs in it.the oil might be to thick causing smoke.

**jmsmilin** · 08-16-2004, 08:02 AM

hmm, smoke looks white, so thats why I didnt think it was a piston, could it be something with the valves?

**vartiak15** · 08-16-2004, 08:34 AM

it coudl be i dont think it is but you never no. i would make sure your not running to ritch/lean. check you plug

**TrikeKid** · 08-16-2004, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by smokinp

I know...what does this have to do with it?I am not talking about the oil to gas mix ratio I am talking about the oil that he runs in it.the oil might be to thick causing smoke.

i'd like to hear an explination on why that would cause white smoke.

**Curtis-Tecate3** · 08-16-2004, 12:11 PM

jmsmiling. More info please. Smoking when cold and not hot, smoking only a startup, smoking all the time...??? Is it using oil?

White smoke will be oil burning. Sometimes oil buring will have a blue tint to it but make no mistake about it. It is oil. If it were running rich as someone mentioned it would be "Black" smoke, not white for sure.

Give us more info and we can diagnose the problem a lot better.

Curtis.

**jmsmilin** · 08-16-2004, 01:12 PM

well I havent done any work on it or looked into it. Its a trike for sale cheap, but it runs and is smoking and Im considering it if the price is right. But Im not to keen on changing the piston as I have several other projects going on.

**smokinp** · 08-16-2004, 01:37 PM

i'd like to hear an explination on why that would cause white smoke.

Running oil that is not suppose to be used in a trike(or any machine)will cause it to smoke more then its suppose,like running oil that is too thick is too much oil and this makes burn off(smoke).my friend used oil that was too thick by mistake and his trike smoked really bad.

**350xsx** · 08-16-2004, 02:16 PM

valves or anything withoil burnin with the gas is usually blue smoke, unless you overfilled it with oil, than it comes out white, other than that im not sure why it would be white

**PlatinumDogg** · 08-17-2004, 02:05 AM

About 3 years ago...whenever i did an oil change on my 200m, it would blow white smoke after the change...it never smoked trailprotrailpro the change..only when i changed oil..it would smoke white when it was cold..what caused this??

**jmsmilin** · 10-28-2006, 04:43 PM

now my friend has an ATC90 blowing a little white smoke?

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