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colored exhaust
fumes its time to pay
attention to your car.
Even if your vehicle
isnt flashing any
warning lights, the
smoke coming from
your exhaust is a
signal that something
might not be working
properly.
What does BLUE smoke from my exhaust mean?
If your car is blowing blue smoke, its a clear sign that the engine is burning
oil. What happens is that the valve guide seals or piston rings are worn out,
and oil is leaking past from where it should be lubricating the moving parts,
to the combustion chamber where its being burned up with the fuel.
If youre seeing this kind of smoke, check your oil regularly and watch for
consumption issues. While an issue that normally should require immediate
attention and expensive repairs, including some internal replacement parts, if
your vehicle is old and the leak is minimal, it can be carefully managed by
topping up the oil on a regular basis.
Along with environmental damage, burning oil can cause rough starts, as the
process can ruin the cars spark plugs.
There is another reason for blue smoke, and thats if the car is turbocharged;
the smoke being a sign that the blower is in need of rebuilding or
replacement.
What does GRAY smoke from my exhaust mean?
Gray smoke is hard to diagnose directly. Like blue smoke, it can mean that
the car is burning oil or suffering from a bad turbocharger. Take the same
precautions as with blue smoke, and check for excessive oil consumption.
Black exhaust smoke means the engine is burning too much fuel. The first
think you should check is your air-filter and other intake components like
sensors, fuel injectors and the fuel-pressure regulator. Other reasons could
be a clogged fuel return line. Black smoke is usually the easiest issue to
diagnose and fix, but burning unnecessary fuel will definitely affect your fuel
economy, so dont think of avoiding this one to save money, it wont work.
Any smoke coming from your cars exhaust pipe is a sign that your car is in
distress. Pay attention to what it needs to ensure more miles for your vehicle.
absorbing six times as much potassium from the soil as most crops do. Farmers in
some undeveloped nations grow tobacco until the soil is useless and then clear-cut
forests for fresh land. In those areas, 600 million trees are felled and burned annually
to dry and cure tobacco leaves. Additionally, four miles of paper an hour is used to
wrap and package cigarettes. Setting aside the pollution generated from
manufacturing cigarettes, just losing this many carbon-dioxide-absorbing trees
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leaves at least 22 million net tons of CO2 in the atmosphere, roughly equivalent to
burning 2.8 billion gallons of gasoline.
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Compared with how cigarettes
damage the environment,
secondhand smoke might be the least
of your worries.
The damage isn't confined to the air, either. According to common estimates, tobacco
butts require months or even years to break down, releasing almost 600 chemicals
companies produce 5.5 trillion cigarettes every yearapproximately 900 for each
person in the world. Of those, 4.5 trillion have nonbiodegradable filters that are
tossed away, representing as many as one out of every five pieces of litter. Cigarette
you're standing near a swarm of chain smokers, but most scientists think the trace
amounts of carbon dioxide and other pollutants in cigarette smoke have, at most, a
So although most scientists believe that the act of smoking itself has a zero net effect
negligible effect on the climate. "In fact," theorizes John M. Wallace, a professor at
Pickup trucks customized to spew black smoke into the air are quickly
becoming the newest weapon in the culture wars.
"I run into a lot of people that really dont like Obama at all," the salesperson
said. "If hes into the environment, if hes into this or that, were not. I hear a
the finger. You want clean air and a tiny carbon footprint? Well, screw you."
phenomenon have about 16,000 followers and over 100,000 rolling coal
Last month, Vocativ noted many coal rollers focus their fumes on "nature
2011. Since then, search volume for the term has increased over 700%.
nuffies," or people who drive hybrids, and "rice burners," or Japanese-made
cars.
With this explosion in online attention, the battles between coal rollers and
their environmentalist enemies are playing out in social media pages,
"The feeling around here is that everyone who drives a small car is a liberal,"
Youtube videos and internet comment sections. Many of the rolling coal
a roller named Ryan told Vocativ. "I rolled coal on a Prius once just because
Facebook pages feature memes (like the one pictured on the right) that mock
they were tailing me."
hybrid drivers and liberals. Coal rollers have also posted videos showing their
Weigel spoke to a seller of coal rolling customization equipment who
described why some drivers see spewing smoke as a political protest.
Opponents of the practice have also taken to the internet. Weigel noted "a
Here are five ways diesel engines might be worse for the environment:
"Blow your smoke at me you son of a bitch," the driver says in the video.
1. Diesel cars obtain 25 to 35 percent better mileage and emit less carbon
dioxide than gasoline-powered cars. However, according to
Stanford.edu, they can emit 25 to 400 times more soot, the black carbon or
smoke that comes out of the tailpipe of a vehicle. Soot is a pollutant that
contributes to climate change. Black carbon stays in the atmosphere only for
a few days, but enough to trigger breathing difficulties for some people.
"What a loser you are, ain't nothing wrong with rolling some confederate
coal," one person replied.
"Stupid ricers. what were you gonna do you bitch?" another said.
Cars and Global Warming: 5 Ways Diesel Engines Are Worse for
the Environment
diesel increases dependence on other nations to supply crude oil for U.S.
refineries, according to CarsDirect.
significantly to the cause of global warming. Cars in the U.S. cause about 30
but diesel engines still cause significant health issues. Even brief exposure to
percent of these emissions and the use of diesel fuel instead of gasoline
4. Diesel engines cost more to own and maintain. A diesel vehicle costs more
than a gas-powered car. It can be difficult finding diesel fuel at filling
stations. The engines also tend to make more noise. Neglecting the
maintenance on a diesel engine can lead to higher costs, reports The
Roaming Times. Mechanics can command 30 percent more in fees than
regular mechanics. Higher prices could lead to more neglect and more
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can't miss it, can you? Every time you go anywhere in a car or
5. Diesel fuel doesn't provide the same type of energy that gasoline does.
powered cars are designed for driving pleasure and more speed, which is part
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