2000 toyota, white smoke, maybe tranny fluid - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

cmalooski1 · 01-09-2011, 11:22 AM

2000 Toyota avalon. On morning start UPS, I have smoke coming from the backside of the engine. And it was a colder morning (in the 40's) but seemed like white smoke coming from the exhaust. This morning I checked the transmission fluid and it was super low. Almost didn't show on the dipstick. And a small amount of white smoke coming from the dipstick tube. The car seems to be shifting fine. And the smoke from the back engine clears up after a bit of droving. Any suggestions?

csaxon · 01-10-2011, 04:04 PM

Probably condensation burning off unside the exhaust. Warm up the trans and check it again. Engine running put the trans in every gear for a few seconds and then leave it runnung in Park and check the level.

***TrailDust*** · 01-10-2011, 06:24 PM

Agreed. Because of the high temperatures you have day and night in Florida you'd probably not see any condensation on a daily basis, but with temperatures dropping that low it would be normal to see it.