white smoke when i start the engine......HELP!!!!!?

It could be oil leaking into your cylinders when the car is just setting ,probably though you valve stems the ones in the heads not your wheels . when you start your car it burns up causing the smoke then its gone. it is probably worse the longer the car sets between starts.

If it isn't that then it could be coolant . that would indicate a bad head gasket . that's about the only way for coolant to get into the cylinders

Smoke or vapor coming out the tail pipe is caused by three things. First, normal condensation, especially when it's cold. This is normally white, and dissipates quickly, and is steam, not smoke. Then, oil smoke, which is bluish, which can happen when you first start the car because leaking valve seals allow oil to seep into the cylinders and burn off on startup, and also for a few minutes oil may get past the rings before the engine heats up and the clearance between the pistons and the cylinder walls closes up. Third, poorly-burned fuel or an overly-rich air-fuel mixture. This is normally black or brown. Neither oil smoke or poorly-burned fuel smoke dissipates, they hang in the air. A thick combination of white, blue, and possibly brown is an indication of a blown head gasket or a cracked block or head, and is a combination of water, oil, antifreeze, and normal exhaust that are dumping out the tail pipe. This would cause a noticable loss of coolant and oil. personally, I wouldn't worry about it if you are seeing no loss of coolant or oil. Check your oil frequently and make sure it looks like oil and not a frothy chocolate malt. Coolant in the oil will make it look brown and frothy. Also, when the engine is cold, (so you don't burn yourself), take the radiator cap off, start the car, and seal your palm over the opening. If you feel a pulsation, you may have a compression leak indicating a blown head gasket or cracked block or head. If everything checks out, no water in the oil, no oil or coolant loss, and no pulsation during the palm-on-the-radiator check, then I would think what you are seeing is normal condensation that is caused when hot exhaust hits a cold exhaust system, and maybe a bit of oil burnoff.

It could be many things. If it smokes only after sitting for a while and stops after running for a few minutes it could be that your valve seals are leaking a little oil into the combustion chambers. And once you start the car it burns it off. If this is a new and sudden onset thing you could have a blown head gasket it could be letting in oil or water depending on where it blew out...

Likely nothing..most cars burn condensation out of the exhaust while warming up. Go back and smell it. If it smells like regular exhaust, you are OK. White smoke could mean that there is antifreeze being burned through your engine but it is unlikely. It will have a distinct sweet smell.

Blue smoke means oil.

WHITE smoke is the result of moisture that has accumulated in the exhaust pipe being burned out when you start the car. That is why it stops so soon. No more moisture... It's not a concern.

The moisture is like morning dew that accumulates on the grass, well some of it accumulated in your exhaust pipe.

If it continued, then it would be cause for concern.

If it stops like you said, it's probably just moisture and condensation burning off that built up inside the exhaust system overnight - basically just steam.

Check your fluids just to be safe, especially your coolant and oil. If they are ok, then you are ok. If it keeps blowing out white smoke, that's usually NOT OIL, its usually COOLANT getting into the combustion chamber from a leaking head gasket, which makes white smoke come out of the exhaust, and usually doesn't stop, and smells sweet, like coolant. If you were burning oil, it would be grayish to blueish smoke.

There is coolant getting into the engine. It is not normal when the engine is cold. And blue smoke is oil burning not white.

Its just because of the cold weather. Its not a problem all gasoline engines due it when first started to an extent

It could simply be the hot exhaust gases reacting to very cold temperatures this time of year. If not, then a rule of thumb is: white smoke =water leak

black smoke =oil burning.

White smoke means its burning antifreeze. Probably needs a head gasket.