Up until now, I hadn't noticed any powertrain problems with the wife's 300C. Its got about 3,500 miles, 70% of which was logged from city driving. Not many stoplight encounters either (maybe 4 or 5 times since the 500 mile breakin period). The oil was changed by the dealer at 1,500 miles (used an oversized Purolator oil filter). Anyway, I haven't noticed any problems with the motor until today.
We hadn't driven the car for about 36 hours. I happened to be behind the car in our driveway this morning. Just by chance, I used the remote starter to fire her up, and....UH OH, OH NO, NO, NOOO...WHITE SMOKE!!!
The tailpipes billowed out white smoke (OK, maybe "billowed" is a slight exageration) for about 10 seconds. Hoping it was just condensation, I went to get a whiff of this vapor and to my disbelief, it was the smell of BURNT OIL!!! NOOOO...not the Hemi! My mind immediately digressed to visions of the many K-cars I had seen before driving down streets leaving a trail of white stench behind them that could only mean an oil burning engine.
This couldn't be happening. This car should not be burning anything but gasoline, especially at 3,500 miles.
After I came to my senses, I turned off the car and restarted it again...no smoke. I proceeded to run a few errands, each time paying attention to what would come out of the tailpipes. To my surprise, I saw no more smoke during the following 3-4 restarts. Later in the day, I tried some 3/4 throttle acceleration runs to see if I coyuld see any further evidence of oil burning, but didn't. However, I must admit that I think it may have been burning oil at startup before. I do recall smelling oil on some mornings when I started her up, but I never went to investigate where the smell was coming from until today.
My question is, why is our new C doing this? Certainly, the piston rings should have sealed by now. My first inclination is to take the car back to the dealer to have them investigate, but before doing so I thought I'd post here to get other member's opinions of my problem. Any ideas what may be causing this problem? Has anyone else noticed this condition with their C?
We hadn't driven the car for about 36 hours. I happened to be behind the car in our driveway this morning. Just by chance, I used the remote starter to fire her up, and....UH OH, OH NO, NO, NOOO...WHITE SMOKE!!!
The tailpipes billowed out white smoke (OK, maybe "billowed" is a slight exageration) for about 10 seconds. Hoping it was just condensation, I went to get a whiff of this vapor and to my disbelief, it was the smell of BURNT OIL!!! NOOOO...not the Hemi! My mind immediately digressed to visions of the many K-cars I had seen before driving down streets leaving a trail of white stench behind them that could only mean an oil burning engine. This couldn't be happening. This car should not be burning anything but gasoline, especially at 3,500 miles.
After I came to my senses, I turned off the car and restarted it again...no smoke. I proceeded to run a few errands, each time paying attention to what would come out of the tailpipes. To my surprise, I saw no more smoke during the following 3-4 restarts. Later in the day, I tried some 3/4 throttle acceleration runs to see if I coyuld see any further evidence of oil burning, but didn't. However, I must admit that I think it may have been burning oil at startup before. I do recall smelling oil on some mornings when I started her up, but I never went to investigate where the smell was coming from until today.
My question is, why is our new C doing this? Certainly, the piston rings should have sealed by now. My first inclination is to take the car back to the dealer to have them investigate, but before doing so I thought I'd post here to get other member's opinions of my problem. Any ideas what may be causing this problem? Has anyone else noticed this condition with their C?
