Smokes when starting

1998 MERCEDES BENZ E300
350,000 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GRAMATIKOV_IVAN
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Fumes white smoke more than usual and coughs when starting. Stopped once too. Then, when I successfully started and made a kilometer with it and stopped and started again, it does not cough and smoke anymore.
Nov 3, 2019 at 2:25 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

White smoke is usually a sign that coolant is being burnt in your vehicle's engines combustion chambers. Here is a link below explaining what is going on:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/white-smoke-or-steam-coming-from-the-exhaust-pipe

Please go through this guide and get back to us with what you are able to find out.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros
Nov 3, 2019 at 7:09 AM