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If you are having a lot of white smoke all the time the car runs then check for coolant mixing in with the oil,look for water in the oil when you check the oil or milky brown oil. This produces a white "steam" that is very thick to come out of the exhaust. If your engine temp. gauge is very high and over heats you probably have a blown head gasket. If it has a bluish tint look it may be burning oil. Indications might be how much oil is currently in the car i.e too much oil, or if there is a leak in the line you may be adding a bunch of oil over a short time. If it is only when you first start the car and the engine is cold, then it may be that your valve seals are bad and need replacing. Hope this might help or at least give you some ideas...
AnswerIt's coolant. headgasket, cracked or warped head, intake manifold or gasket, or cracked block are your sources. Take it to a care car service to have it checked AnswerAre you sure the smoke is white or is it a light blueish color start the car and have someone stand in a position to see the tail pipe and see if much water comes out with the smoke if it does and you have been running low on antifreeze i would say a head gasket if no water and not low on anti freeze look at worn valves or valve seals or worn rings good bet on these two items good luck AnswerBurning oil in the fuel would cause black smoke so it definitely has nothing to do with that. White smoke can be caused by water in the combustion camber or unburned fuel. If you've be having bad gas mileage you probably have a problem with your fuel or ignition system or timing. You can usually smell the fuel in your exaust when this happens. If you smell no fuel and you've had no change in fuel economy check for water like one of the previous posts said. AnswerTry the changing PCV, it work for me when white smoke(rock concert-like) would come out of the exhaust every time the car was turned on. That was the only time the white smoke would come out in my case. If it is a constant white smoke emitted from the exhaust, especially while driving, it could be something else. AnswerOne thing that I noticed, is that when valve seals get some years on them, a little bit of white smoke can emitted from the tail pipe when you first start it up or when you set at a stop light idling. But usually not that much smoke. Old valves could be causing you to run rich. AnswerSomehow water has or is being burned,check coolant level and temp if you have temp light put a guage in if coolant low there is your problem if not check egr valve and pcv valve also check oil level if high and milky there is high possibility that you have blown head gasket and or block may be cracked allowing oil to get into the oil pan. Answeri think it would be a blown head gasket or blown head
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Would a bad head gasket cause loss of oil to come out the tailpipe?
No. A bad head gasket would cause water to come out the tailpipe. You will see white smoke. Leaky rings would cause oil to come out the tailpipe. You will see blue smoke.
What would cause white smoke to come out of tailpipe?
Head gasket or cracked head
What would cause white smoke to come out of the tailpipe after the car sat for months?
White smoke is a symptom of a blown head gasket.
What would cause white smoke from the tailpipe?
engine coolant getting into an engine cylinder from a bad head gasket , cracked or warped head
Would putting stop leak in radiator cause white smoke out of tailpipe?
Yes. It also depending on what kind of stop leak and how much is used.
What would cause the engine to bog down and intermittent white smoke from a tailpipe?
White smoke from the exhaust is a sign of coolant entering the combustion chamber. Most likely cause is a blown head gasket. Stop driving this vehicle until you have this repaired or you will destroy this engine.
What would cause black smoke to come out of the tailpipe in a 92 firebird?
black is excess fuel
Car repair shop told me my car's clutch was gone Would this cause white smoke from tailpipe Also does 1100 sound like a reasonable cost for replacement?
no way your clutch is going to cause smoke from tailpipe i am a toy. tech 15+yrs you may have more than one problem one of them being your mechanic
What can cause white smoke from exhaust when heater is on?
I feel these are unrelated but you can investigate a leak in the hoses leading to the heater core as they maybe leaking onto the exhaust pipe, that would produce white smoke, but not from within the tailpipe exhaust. Water and oil leaks will produce white smoke the smell will help you determine which it is.
What would cause billowing black smoke to come from your tailpipe then when you push the gas the smoke is white?
Blown head gasket. Or a missfire cause by a bag ignition coil, fouled plugs, too little fuel pressure, timing is off ect.
What would cause blue smoke to come out of your tailpipe on 97 Volvo 850?
Blue smoke is burning oil.Blue smoke is burning oil.
What would cause a 1996 ford probe gt to blow white smoke when hot?
If it is blowing white smoke out of the exhaust tailpipe when the engine is at operating temperature, engine coolant is getting into an engine cylinder from a bad head gasket or some other problem
