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smoke from under bonnet, grille and vents inside car

Just got home and found there was blueish/white smoke coming from under bonnet, grille and vents inside car. It smells a bit like when you burn milk in a pan :eek:

Im not sure what to do, its stopped now/gone, ive not opened the bonett. ive rang the AA and they said 90 mins from now .

has this happened to anyone else before? :o:(

CAR:2001 ASTRA 1.8 16V fully serviced, 56500 miles

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  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    When was the last time you checked your oil level?
  • movingforward2010
    movingforward2010 Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 19 January 2010 at 12:06PM
    Just had AA out the oil cap seal had gone, the cap came loose and came off :eek: blowing oil all over engine and exhaust manifold creating the smoke. He's cleaned the oil off and Im gettnig a replacement cap from Vauxhall .

    This gave me a fright thought it was gonna go on fire :eek:
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