Urgent Help Required Please

[empathy]

I was due to sell my quad tomorrow and I go to start it up today and the left hand side pipe is smoking way whiter than the other. I check the plugs, they are really oily. I clean both carbs with compressed air incase it was water in the carbs. No change. I went to test drive it and its not effecting the performance whatever it is..when I come back in they are smoking the same..

 

Anyone know whats wrong?

[bansheesrtoys]

white smoke can mean a bad head gasket. try to re-tighen the head bolts.it might be a very tiny leak and whe it getts hott things expand and it might seal when hot, but leak when cold.jmo

[empathy]

Ok will try that, also heard about leaking crank seals, my gear oil doesnt seem to be low, what else could cause white smoke out of only one side? My fuel in the tank is very rich but surely they would smoke both the same. at the mo they are both smoking white but one side is alot whiter.

[andrew3160]

Re torque the head. Odds are it's just because the motor is cold.