Smoking?

[Gooner]

Should blue smoke appear at cold start?
Only noticed it last week, car had sat for a week, and had only been started to get it out of the garage for a wash.
Would that be normal or is there something wrong?
Any advice is welcome as it is due for the 5K service next week.
Cheers
Gooner

[chris]

I've not seen mine do it but i'll have a look in the morning.

I think it could be one for the dealers.

[Ant]

I think it was where you had done a cold start moveing it out of the garage and another moveing it back in followed by another cold start when you started it again and noticed the smoke this is down to the amount of fuel injected on cold start and having done 3 cold starts in a row without warming it up alot of this fuel would be hanging around in the engine and exhaust hence the smoke, As an RAC patrol I attend a lot of flooded engines that have been flooded in this way!!!

[chris]

I checked mine this morning but no blue smoke.

[BIRDY]

Its only a cold start problem with over fuelling.
All my Subaru`s have always done it.
Nothing to worry about
If you start it then stop it when cold only

[Gooner]

Thanks,
I feel better following your replies.
I thought this would be the case, but it's better when others think the same.
Cheers,
Gooner

[chris]

Have you had the service yet, did the dealer worry about it?

[ady]

Yep mine does it also every now and then. Same with my past scoobs as well.