Help! White smoke at start up

[Kidgrant]

Hey there, just bought a 2016 v6 with 97,000 on the clock. I jumped in to go to the parts store this morning and when I put it in gear it plumed white smoke for a second or two. I didn’t get a chance to smell the smoke, it has never overheated on me and from what I can tell it’s not consuming coolant. Please help, my wife will kill me if I bought a f*ckin lemon.

 

[Bottman]

My best guess is you have a head gasket issue. It doesn't sound like it is very bad yet but if that is what the issue is they usually get worse. You might want to try a combustion leak test. Something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Block-Tester-BT-500-Combustion-Leak/dp/B06VVBSFTF?tag=tacoma3g-20

Best of luck and my fingers are crossed for you.

 

[Kidgrant]

My best guess is you have a head gasket issue. It doesn't sound like it is very bad yet but if that is what the issue is they usually get worse. You might want to try a combustion leak test. Something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Block-Tester-BT-500-Combustion-Leak/dp/B06VVBSFTF?tag=tacoma3g-20

Best of luck and my fingers are crossed for you.

I certainly hope that’s not the case, I bought that tester and it’ll be here tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted! Are the head gaskets an issue on the 2016? I’ve never had a vehicle need head gaskets before about 175k

 

[Bottman]

Are the head gaskets an issue on the 2016?

I do not think it is a common issue, but a few have had issues. It was a bigger issue on the second-generation Tacoma.

Hopefully I am wrong and combustion leak test shows you are good to go.