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Does white smoke from the tailpipe mean you need to refurbish the engine?
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∙ 8y ago
The engine is burning coolant caused from a blown head gasket or cracked head if you are loosing coolant. If you have a turbo charger the seal can go out and cause a Lot of smoke from burning oil..
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White smoke coming out of the tailpipe?
White smoke exhaust usually means either a head gasket leak or an intake gasket leak. Both are cheaper to repair sooner than later.
Smoke from car?
The color of the smoke will help identify the problem. Blue smoke is engine or transmission oil. Black smoke, excess fuel. White smoke, engine coolant.
Can you help you your 2004 Chevy 4 cylinder after 3 trips to the shop for check engine light and running rough now you have white smoke from tailpipe and again running rough but no light whats going?
check the oil in engine to see if it has coolant in itwhite smoke is caused by coolant or water burning with fuelsounds like you have a blown head gasketi would also find a better mechanic
What can cause white smoke in a warm engine?
could it be white vapor? If so its probably head gasket.
If the engine light came on at a stop light and it is sputtering and white smoke is coming from the exhaust what is wrong?
White smoke is a good indication you have a blown head gasket. And/or a cracked head. Did you noticed, when it happened that the engine started running rough? Best i can do with little info.
What does white smoke from the tailpipe mean?
Usually the engine is burning coolant.
What is white or grey smoke out the tailpipe mean?
If you are getting white or grey smoke out of the tailpipe , especially when the engine is warmed up , you have coolant getting into an engine cylinder from a bad head gasket or warped or cracked cylinder head
No leaks but lose coolant?
Could be getting into engine. Check tailpipe emissions for white smoke.
What causes blue smoke to come from your tailpipe?
the engine is burning oil. blue smoke oil white smoke antifreeze black smoke excess fuel
What causes white smoke and oil dripping out thr tailpipe?
oil getting by the rings causes white smoke and oil dripping out of the tailpipe.
White smoke coming from my 1997 Honda lx civix tailpipe?
white smoke coming from my tailpipe of my Honda civix lx 1997?
What does white tailpipe smoke mean?
water
Have white smoke coming from tailpipe F-250 Desiel?
No I don't, but if you do, you need to have it repaired, or it'll seize the engine
White smoke out tailpipe and no acceleration?
Water in engine. Head gasket most likely. no aceleration because no compression.
What would cause white smoke from the tailpipe?
engine coolant getting into an engine cylinder from a bad head gasket , cracked or warped head
Why does white smoke come out of the tailpipe and smell like antifreeze?
I'm not a mechanic / technician but if white smoke is coming out of your tailpipe with the engine warmed up it sounds like you are getting engine coolant into one or more of your engine cylinders . ( bad head gasket / warped cylinder head ) Is the coolant / antifreeze mix also going into your engine oil )
What happen if cylinder head have a leaking?
white smoke out tailpipe.............coolant in engine oil looks like a chocolate milkshake
