White smoke from under bonnet - mk3 Golf

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Wed 16 Mar 2005 21:58
White smoke from under bonnet - mk3 Golf - blacklabel
I have a mk3 Golf 1.8, which I bought a few weeks ago. Today after a 50 mile drive, white smoke started appearing from under the bonnet, accompanied by a burning smell.

Has anyone experienced this before or have any idea as to what may be the problem, how easy it is to fix, cost, etc.

Thank You.
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Wed 16 Mar 2005 22:33
White smoke from under bonnet - Civic8
Where did you get it from?.Sounds like possible hose split/radiator core/water pump failure.Pressume no warning of this before it happened?
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Wed 16 Mar 2005 22:52
White smoke from under bonnet - blacklabel
I bought it privately. The temp guage never moves from 90,I dont know if thats too high. No warning at all,it was when I got back in the city traffic that I noticed it,when in queues,and when I pulled over there was quite a bit of white smoke billowing out.
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Wed 16 Mar 2005 23:09
White smoke from under bonnet - spikeyhead {p}
It could be steam from te cooling system, or smoke coming form a belt running over a seized pulley.

Lift the bonnet and have a good look round. Check the water level before starting hte car.
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Thu 17 Mar 2005 09:53
White smoke from under bonnet - blacklabel
Thanks for replying guys - I'll have a poke around ,but I really dont know anything whatsoever about cars,so it will probably just have to go to the garage.Cheers!
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Thu 17 Mar 2005 10:13
White smoke from under bonnet - Dynamic Dave
Maybe it was a carrier bag that blew under the car and subsequently got stuck to the exhaust.
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Sun 20 Mar 2005 20:00
White smoke from under bonnet - jag
oil leak from rocker cover gasket on to exhaust manifold? jag
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Sun 20 Mar 2005 20:44
White smoke from under bonnet - Civic8
Wonder if you may have a couple of problems.Temp guage sender and or fan switch/fan not working.Fan switch failing will cause it to boil over..Possibly explaining the white smoke/steam
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