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92 Acura Legend smoking from exhaust some at idle more so when acceleratig but no overheating occurring or coolant issues. AC works great. Please what could cause this?
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White smoke indicates coolant burning, usually a blown head gasket. Blue smoke indicates it is burning oil, usually piston rings. Black smoke is too much fuel and can be anything to a leaky injector to a dirty air filter.
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