Just did tune up and now I have white smoke? Please Help

I don't think the coils are causing the white smoke problem.

What did you use to clean the egr pipe? What parts did you clean? Did you use a spray cleaner and sprayed in the connecting ends of the pipe?

 

the whole story here is bizarre. Are you sure you connected the coils correctly? what exactly dielectric grease did you use? can you wipe it off? what condition were the old plugs? picture?

and BTW:

 

I'm not getting a good feeling about this -- Toyota extended the Warranty on the EGR till the end of the month. Are you getting any codes? CEL?

I'm not likening that it was not running correctly prior to all of this .. you should have taken the car for a checkup. Throwing parts is never a good idea.

I think you have a head leak.

 

How are you reading the codes ? and why don't clear them with that reader. It's highly unlikely that all you coils failed at the same time -- especially since they don't fail very often.

 

Isn't white smoke also from running lean (assuming we've eliminated coolant)? That's why I was thinking EGR. Or problems with the ECU adjusting fuel mix. Still pretty baffling that the CEL only just came on.

 

What about the EGR cooler, the component upstream of the EGR valve. If you remove the valve, you can shine a light into the cooler throat. It's internals are like a radiator, lots of passageways, and it can clogged.

May or may not be part of your problem, just something to consider.

 

If it's giving you all 4 coils are bad, and the coils are brand new, I would suspect it would be an ECU problem.... if it was an EGR issue, there would be a check engine light...

I would suggest bringing it to the dealership and have them diagnose it and have them replace the ECU if that is the issue.

 

The ECU controls the ignition coils... so I don't think so. I would just pay 110$ for the dealership to diagnose for you and then go from there. Sometimes it's best to have the dealership diagnose the problems and then fix it yourself if it's doable. That's what I would do if I was in a similar situation like yours.

 

IIRC @Raytheeagle has done that, and can answer your questions better. My thoughts, but I've never done it:

1. Removing the bottom of windshield cowl, wipers, linkage and motor is almost mandatory.
2. The cooler has multiple coolant lines connected, likely best to combine with a cooolant change.
3. It can be a bear to to clean if it's clogged, best to buy a low mileage one first, and get it clean, before you start. Ray was using compressed air, wires and solvent??

I've just had an epiphany: was Ray the Eagle the name of the brit underdog ski jumper??

 

Hold on. Are you sure this is a Gen 3 car? It really sounds like you threw your water pump belt. (Wheel that spins and has belt ribs? White smoke?)

 

That's left side as you stand in front of the engine bay I think. And yeah: there's an unused pulley down there. I believe the engine is borrowed from Corolla, where the pulley does drive a belt.