i have a renault traffic van when i start it all seems fine i set off and after about 1 min white smoke come out the when i put my foot down and it dosent mater if it down hill or up smoke comes out but when its parked up and just ticking over and reve it up no smoke comes out. it not to bad on the motorways as im in 6th gear and i hardley have my food down but when i need to pull off in 1st, 2nd or 3rd loads come out can any body point me in the right direction

colin addison, November 2010

the last time i fill the coolant was last year and it within the min and max the van has had no problems with overheating

colin, November 2010

could be water entering cylinder via blown gasket etc,do you have to keep topping coolant up?is cooling system pressurising?

k, November 2010