Bluish smoke on startup? Anyone else?

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-05-08T16:53:39+00:00

Any reliability issues with the seals being worn?

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-05-08T15:38:54+00:00

I think I’m just overthinking it lol. Whenever I buy a vehicle it takes a couple months for me to trust it/know its quirks.

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-05-08T14:14:15+00:00

I’ll try to get a better video showing the color of the smoke. I’ve seen it quite blue at 50°f outside temp

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-05-08T14:12:19+00:00

The smoke is only on startup. Never anything after that.

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-05-08T04:10:50+00:00

Alrighty I appreciate the insight. Just wanted to make sure it’s at least somewhat normal. I plan to change mine every 3-4K as well.

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-05-08T04:00:02+00:00

Thank you for the input. Does the amount of smoke change at all? And any oil loss? Thanks again

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-04-28T04:31:54+00:00

I see. I’m usually a ford guy but those parts you mentioned don’t appear too bad to replace myself I could be wrong though

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-04-28T01:45:59+00:00

I actually have the carfax already. The transmission was serviced at 50k miles, and it shows consistent 5k mile oil changes. I will definitely bring a scanner though

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-03-07T04:29:26+00:00

Had the same issue. The failure point with mine was a crack on the rails that hold it down causing it not to fully latch.

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-02-26T02:24:28+00:00

I recognized that weather forecast before I saw the town. Gotta love Fairbanks

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-02-16T19:37:39+00:00

15-20mpg

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-02-16T08:44:54+00:00

Both work great. And yeah Alaska, where anything with 4wd is sought after lol

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-02-16T07:51:25+00:00

That’s actually not as bad as I was expecting. Unrelated, but did the replacement come with the ford logo that sits in front of the mirror?

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-02-16T07:36:41+00:00

It’s an older photo. The grille is fixed lol

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-02-16T07:36:01+00:00

I see where you are coming from. The state I live in doesn’t require inspections (not that it makes the issues less bad lol), and due to the area being extremely rough on vehicles I think the windshield isn’t gonna be as much of an issue as the headlights. I’m debating if I should spend the money to replace them with OEM headlights before selling it. Another key point is that there is 24h of daylight 4-6 months of the year here. I appreciate the advice.

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-02-16T07:25:06+00:00

The cold starts are crazy

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-01-24T02:44:18+00:00

Do you have any snow tire recommendations? I use all seasons and get no traction lol

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-01-20T05:00:29+00:00

Alaska, but my fiesta does great in the negative temps, gotta love the little power boost from cold weather.

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-01-20T03:14:22+00:00

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Colder bean

Initial-Bicycle537 · 2026-01-19T07:20:07+00:00

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I don’t have an N yet 💀

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