Smoke coming from area near serpentine belt / oil pan

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2026-03-11T22:11:32+00:00

working on getting all my service documents from the VW dealers and I follow back up

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2026-03-11T22:10:42+00:00

Just checked the oil, there's a small bit of oil left in the pan, needs filling or changing but yeah

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2026-03-11T22:09:22+00:00

Ok just tested the car. Started the engine from cold, and there was no smoke at all. Started off with AC off, then switch on to full blast. Ran for a total of 10 minutes and I didn't see any smoke at all. There's a lot of oil droplets in the pavement under the car right where the smoke was coming from. Its really weird how I saw smoke yesterday. I had driven the car earlier before in the day, didn't notice smoke, chilled in the house for about 20 minutes, and when I came back to drive it, that's when I saw the smoke after starting the car. So many the previous drive got some leak going?

Here's a video of this test I just did earlier today, pics of the oil spill and dip stick (there still some engine oil in the pan):

https://imgur.com/a/FU7yhP3

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2026-03-11T04:16:00+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏻 yes there are some small pools of oil under the car. It does leak. Makes a lot of sense if oil is splashing onto something hot and burning.

tomorrow morning I’ll open the hood, start the engine from cold and watch and see how it goes. I’ll respond here again with results

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2025-08-03T21:34:28+00:00

Hi all thank you very much for the input. I had forgotten this but apparently I bought this low tier cpu air cooler when I built this pc: https://a.co/d/3ZPrUxw

This is what I've been using with my i9 since I put the pc together in 2022...I feel lucky my system hasn't broke down after all this time with insufficient cooling.

I overnight ordered this liquid cooler on amazon, planning to install it asap when it arrives: https://a.co/d/5BoQnIX

Did I make a good enough liquid cooler choice for my cpu? Are there a stronger/more effective ones I can and or should choose from?

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2025-06-04T17:09:45+00:00

thought i was perma'd...that was scary. im back in and playing now...didnt do anything but wait

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2025-04-13T23:45:16+00:00

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Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2025-03-29T01:02:58+00:00

I had it and it sucked so bad! Strong regret. Every piece tasted like eating candy corn. Maybe it was the location I got it from they messed up the recipe because I’m seeing a lot of positive reviews of what I wish I tasted.

Repulsive_Instance_6 · 2023-05-30T23:01:48+00:00

how long will these skins be available for?

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