White smoke!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gall]

hi,

hope someone on here can help,when i start the car from cold on a morning or when i finish work then shed loads of thick white smoke coming from the exhaust, am i right in thinking that this is the headgasket gone or is it something less important.

Please let it be the second one.

It stops after i driven about 1/2 mile after i start it.

1989 320i se if that important

cheers for any help you can give.

Andy Gallacher

[Brianmoooore]

A litre of petrol produces several litres of water when it burns, which, if temperature and humidity conditions are right will be seen as white "smoke".
The deciding factor is whether or not your car uses coolant. If you don't have to top up the coolant, then everything is fine.