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Old Sep 23, 2020 | 03:19 PM
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I just recently had a cam and long tube headers and tune get my car back and it’s smoking look like blue smoke took it back and he said it’s nothing wrong with it I looked on YouTube at that work being done no one car was blowing out smoke can anybody tell me what’s wrong before I get upset
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Out of the pipes at WOT, or just behind you when driving normally?
New headers may smoke or smell for a bit until the protective oil has burned off.

Also, they could have been sloppy installing the cam and got oil on something external that's burning off.
Did they put it on the lift and look it over before saying its ok?
Could also be the tune?

But... I'm not sure why your shop did not communicate anything other than "nothing wrong" sounds like they suck at customer communication & service if anything...

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Out of the pipes at WOT, or just behind you when driving normally?
New headers may smoke or smell for a bit until the protective oil has burned off.

Also, they could have been sloppy installing the cam and got oil on something external that's burning off.
Did they put it on the lift and look it over before saying its ok?
Could also be the tune?

But... I'm not sure why your shop did not communicate anything other than "nothing wrong" sounds like they suck at customer communication & service if anything...
well he sent me a video and now it’s not smoking from the exhaust I pick it up tomorrow he said it was pvc problem Thank will keep you informed
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Oh boy.
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Yes, new pipes smoke until the manufacturing oil burns off.
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