1987 Mercedes Benz 560sl

1987 MERCEDES BENZ 560SL
168,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
Avatar
KONRADBRYANT
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
on occasion my car has a white to light blue smoke that comes out when i take off from a stop. my last smog check showed high hydrocarbons and my car has idelled a little rough lately could it need a tune up or is the smoke something serious
Aug 17, 2010 at 3:41 AM
Advertisement
Avatar
MHPAUTOS
  • CERTIFIED EXPERT
  • 31,937 POSTS
Hi there,

A tune is always a good idea, what oil are you using? for your car you can use a mineral oil, you can try a 20W-50 this may help the smoking issue.

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 17, 2010 at 4:27 AM
Avatar
C.J.RAMIREZ
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
all u have to do is use chevron with techron gasoline (regular is ok) and add techson fuel additive for a quick response, is what i did and in a matter of a few miles the hesitation was gone......... ram
Feb 12, 2012 at 11:57 PM
Advertisement