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White smoke out the tailpipe is water entering the combustion chamber. In other words either the gasket slipped or was not put on correctly or there is a bad head gasket or a crack in the intake, block or head.
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What is causing white smoke to come out of a tailpipe on a 98 Chevrolet 5.7 vortec Is it possible that its an intake gasket leaking into the block?
Yes. White smoke is an indication of a coolant leak which could be caused by an intake gasket
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.
White smoke on start up Mazda 6?
Possible that there is oil in your intake.
Just replaced the intake manifold gaskets on a 91 Chevy Suburban and its blowing out white smoke Can you get white smoke from changing the intake gaskets incorrectly or is it another problem?
Yes it can leak water through the intake gasket into the runners in the head and smoke white, But the water ports and intake runners are a long way from each other because of the design. SO I would say that you have a cracked head are bad head gasket that is making it smoke. Did you get the engine hot are over heat it ? If so then you have a head gasket or head problem not an intake problem.
After beginning to produce white smoke from the exhaust a 98 Bonneville dies and would not start again what could be causing this?
White smoke is coolant in the cylinders. Died and won't restart cause the spark plugs are shorted with coolant. If you keep trying to start it without fixing it you could bend a rod! Most likely it is a failed intake manifold gasket or intake plenum gasket or the intake plenum itself. Don't drive the car cause if it is the plenum leaking coolant into the engine it can fill a cylinder with coolant and do major damage when you try to start it. No way to know for sure which of the three it is without pulling the plenum. If you're pulling that you might as well change the intake manifold gasket too. Could be a bad head gasket
What to do if car makes white smoke from exhaust?
Water is in your engine. Check intake and head gaskets.
What could be causing white or gray smoke not steam to be coming from your exhaust it smells burnt not sweet compression is fine and no oil in water or water in oil?
Well white smoke usually means your burning off coolant. It can be caused by a torn head gasket or intake gasket and also by a cracked head or a cracked intake. But if it doesn't smell sweet, and you don't have compression problems, it probably isn't coolant. Supposedly oil can also cause white exhaust smoke and one way is if the oil is overfilled.Here were some other comments...What_can_cause_white_smoke_from_the_exhaust
Could a bad intake manifold or gasket cause white smoke on a b2200 Mazda?
White smoke usually indicates steam. I don't think a bad intake manifold gasket would cause it, but a bad or blown head gasket certainly would. More than likely it is a bad head gasket or a cracked head. White smoke means you are getting anifreeze in your cumbustion chamber (cylinder) and when it fires it is burning the moisture creating white smoke.
94 cadillac deville concours blowing white smoke out of tail pipes and leaking antifreeze no service engine light and engine is running smooth.?
White smoke is antifreeze, intake or headgasket.
Why does your 94 beretta blow white smoke and lose power?
you probably have a bad intake or head gasket
Would fixing the radiator solve the white smoke problem from exhaust?
It would solve the head gasket or a cracked head. Sources: My dad.
Can a bad PCV valve cause white smoke?
yes it can. This is bcos when its bad, it instead allow oil frm d crankcase to be sucked directly in to the intake manifold, thereby generating white smoke.
