2007 Shelby GT / 4.6

JDOC55 · November 25th, 2007, 07:48 PM

I Have A 2007 Shelby Gt Mustang With 6,000 Miles. I Noticed After The Car Sits For About At Least A Week It Gives A Puff Of Blue Smoke When Starting. The Oil Has Been Cared For And The Car Is Not Abused. Any Suggestions?

rk_2000_Z/28 · November 26th, 2007, 01:09 PM

Hmmm...that's very strange for such a young car. My first thought is the valves seals, but that is typically an issue for 70,000+ mileage cars

WilltheThrill · November 26th, 2007, 01:10 PM

omg, watch out man, your cars gonna bloooooooooooooooooow

HMUSN · November 26th, 2007, 01:21 PM

it's just condensation in your exhaust.

it's normal.

ZOOTOXIN · November 26th, 2007, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

it's just condensation in your exhaust.

it's normal.

+1

dansgt · November 29th, 2007, 05:24 AM

^^condensation is white smoke...steam, blue smoke is oil burning. I'd take the car back to the dealer and have em check it out and run tests to find the problem while its still under waranty.

ReverendDexter · November 30th, 2007, 04:03 AM

That sounds like your rings never took a proper seat - blue smoke means you're getting some oil leaking into the cylinders as the car sits.

Were you nice to the car when you were breaking the motor in?

Also, Why Is Every Word You Type Capitalized?

G Orange · December 1st, 2007, 09:40 PM

I own a 07 GT and it did the same for the first 2000 miles and now it's OK, I figured it sealed in after the first oil change.

04GTAMPA · December 3rd, 2007, 01:41 PM

Still under warranty, just take it in. Those have been known for seal problems when not broken in "properly", which is hard to do on those cars.

96GtGoodz · December 3rd, 2007, 04:00 PM

+2 condensation that is weird though for such a young car my car doesnt do that and im in NY

timberwolf · December 4th, 2007, 02:22 AM

Yo~ I have a 07 GT and i have noticed the same thing (like maybe twice) wtf!!! Im not sure if it was blue or white thou. I figured if I brought it to the stealer to check it out they would just say " Oh thats normal" she's got bout 9000 on her. What kind of checks will they do? just a comp hook up or what? Id feel stupid if it was just condensation(white)???

07stanggt · December 4th, 2007, 06:30 PM

I posted about this 6 months ago on mine. same thing. it happened a couple of times when I fired it up. Hasnt happened in a while though.

timberwolf · December 5th, 2007, 06:09 AM

Did you get it checked out, or are you waiting to see if clears up and goes away?

JDOC55 · January 27th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Now that more time has passed I do not see it any more....strange but true.

TheUNZippee! · January 27th, 2008, 11:58 PM

The rings have seated.

JDOC55 · January 28th, 2008, 12:08 AM

I never beat on this car and it is showroom mint!!! It only happened a few times and it was strange because there was no sequence to it. If I had to guess I would say there was a little blue in it. All I know is I haven't seen it for at least the last eight or nine cold starts. Maybe the rings did finally seat. Works for me..............

TheUNZippee! · January 28th, 2008, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by JDOC55

I never beat on this car and it is showroom mint!!! It only happened a few times and it was strange because there was no sequence to it. If I had to guess I would say there was a little blue in it. All I know is I haven't seen it for at least the last eight or nine cold starts. Maybe the rings did finally seat. Works for me..............

Beating on it has nothing to do with it, although you will receive varying opinions on this. When I bought my new 07, I drove the snot out of it, and so far, 25,000 miles later, it's fine. It had the blue smoke on start up issue for the first little while, and then when the rings seated, it stopped.

I hope I'm right, anyway, and that your car is fine.

November 25th, 2007, 07:48 PM	#1
JDOC55 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 reviews	2007 Shelby GT / 4.6 I Have A 2007 Shelby Gt Mustang With 6,000 Miles. I Noticed After The Car Sits For About At Least A Week It Gives A Puff Of Blue Smoke When Starting. The Oil Has Been Cared For And The Car Is Not Abused. Any Suggestions?

November 26th, 2007, 01:09 PM	#2
rk_2000_Z/28 Forever in our hearts travis_afx 2003 SVT Cobra Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Enid, OK Posts: 4,313 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hmmm...that's very strange for such a young car. My first thought is the valves seals, but that is typically an issue for 70,000+ mileage cars __________________ 03 Cobra-Slow 02 SS, 00 Z/28-Gone Rest In Peace Travis Billings

November 26th, 2007, 01:21 PM	#4
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	it's just condensation in your exhaust. it's normal. __________________

November 30th, 2007, 04:03 AM	#7
ReverendDexter Priest of the Car Gods Clapped-out '90 GT 'vert ~5.5 seconds off TTOD :( Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 13,808 iTrader: 0 reviews	That sounds like your rings never took a proper seat - blue smoke means you're getting some oil leaking into the cylinders as the car sits. Were you nice to the car when you were breaking the motor in? Also, Why Is Every Word You Type Capitalized? __________________ O o /¯/______________________ \|BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! \_\

December 3rd, 2007, 01:41 PM	#9
04GTAMPA Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang SVT Cobra Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,742 iTrader: 1 reviews	Still under warranty, just take it in. Those have been known for seal problems when not broken in "properly", which is hard to do on those cars. __________________ Slow, really slow Cobra. Wanna see? MM Cobra Club Member #81 "TAMPA BAY AREA CREW"

November 29th, 2007, 05:24 AM	#6
dansgt Hardcore Enthusiast 03 gt, 95 740i, 96 disco Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mo Posts: 1,298 iTrader: 2 reviews	^^condensation is white smoke...steam, blue smoke is oil burning. I'd take the car back to the dealer and have em check it out and run tests to find the problem while its still under waranty.

December 1st, 2007, 09:40 PM	#8
G Orange Look Ma! My First Post! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	I own a 07 GT and it did the same for the first 2000 miles and now it's OK, I figured it sealed in after the first oil change.

December 3rd, 2007, 04:00 PM	#10
96GtGoodz Enthusiast 96 Mustang GT 5spd Vert. Not sure need to go to a track Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: N.Y. Posts: 991 iTrader: 0 reviews	+2 condensation that is weird though for such a young car my car doesnt do that and im in NY

December 4th, 2007, 02:22 AM	#11
timberwolf Born to be Wild 2007 Grabber GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 3,194 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yo~ I have a 07 GT and i have noticed the same thing (like maybe twice) wtf!!! Im not sure if it was blue or white thou. I figured if I brought it to the stealer to check it out they would just say " Oh thats normal" she's got bout 9000 on her. What kind of checks will they do? just a comp hook up or what? Id feel stupid if it was just condensation(white)??? __________________ FRPP Stingers, O/R Prochamber, BMR STB, Steeda UDP, JLT, SCT/Brenspeed, 8in shorty

December 4th, 2007, 06:30 PM	#12
07stanggt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 11,950 iTrader: 1 reviews	I posted about this 6 months ago on mine. same thing. it happened a couple of times when I fired it up. Hasnt happened in a while though.

December 5th, 2007, 06:09 AM	#13
timberwolf Born to be Wild 2007 Grabber GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 3,194 iTrader: 0 reviews	Did you get it checked out, or are you waiting to see if clears up and goes away? __________________ FRPP Stingers, O/R Prochamber, BMR STB, Steeda UDP, JLT, SCT/Brenspeed, 8in shorty

January 27th, 2008, 11:57 PM	#14
JDOC55 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 reviews	Now that more time has passed I do not see it any more....strange but true.

January 28th, 2008, 12:08 AM	#16
JDOC55 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 reviews	I never beat on this car and it is showroom mint!!! It only happened a few times and it was strange because there was no sequence to it. If I had to guess I would say there was a little blue in it. All I know is I haven't seen it for at least the last eight or nine cold starts. Maybe the rings did finally seat. Works for me..............

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