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Feb 15, 2005, 07:45 AM

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Were you driving teh car while trying to tune the AFC?

I thought you said you had no mods except a radio? So basically you messed up your motor because you were tinkering w/ an afc, and now you want mitsu to foot the bill...so when legitimate claims come in, Mitsu will be wary of honroing those....

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Feb 15, 2005, 08:04 AM

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i would keep your eye and nose open for the next few days.....

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Feb 15, 2005, 08:11 AM

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ahhh, it was probably cold outside when he started his car, hence the white smoke (steam). if there was a problem ie: head gasket, valve, cracked head, it wouldn't just go away.

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Feb 15, 2005, 08:20 AM

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ahhh, it was probably cold outside when he started his car, hence the white smoke (steam).

You are joking, right?

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Feb 15, 2005, 08:40 AM

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head gasket or turbo most likely, or else you have a mean buddy that pured oil in your gas tank. lol!

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Feb 16, 2005, 01:22 PM

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the dealer said that nothing was wrong with the car and they dont know why the car was smoking. i still dont understand. its not the weather out here. i live in hawaii were its always 70-80F. havent had any problems since that one day.

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Feb 16, 2005, 01:57 PM

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This thread went from nothing to nothing.

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Feb 16, 2005, 02:00 PM

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Mitsu wouldnt honor claims anyway, white smoke and 0 oil happened to me, along with a torn apart 3rd piston and partially broken 4th...good luck though