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White smoke will come out of a vehicle's exhaust system when the engine is cold. This is because of condensation build up in the engine and exhaust. The white smoke should go away after several minutes of idling. If you engine is always blowing white smoke, regardless of temperature, then it might be burning oil. Check the levels of your engine oil and your Transmission Fluid (if you have an automatic) and have the engine compression checked for blow-by.
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Why does a truck blow out white smoke when turned on?
is this a diesel truck?does this engine have a turbo?if it is a diesel with a turbo,it will blow white smoke when cold till it warms upif it continues to blow smoke check your air filterother reason if it continues to blow smoke is the turbo is about to crater get it checkedalso check engine oil for coolant lossif coolant is leaking into cylanders,this will cause white smoke
What does it mean if your car emits white smoke?
a blow piston or a head gasket in your engine
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
Why does your chev diesel blow white smoke?
white smoke is water. head gasket or ?
What can cause a 1994 diesel 7.3 engine to blow white smoke?
Blown head gasket will do it check your coolant for oil in it and your engine oil for coolant it it...
What causes a diesel to overheat and to blow white smoke from exhaust?
usually a blown head gasket (most all the time white smoke on a a diesel engine means antifreeze in the combustion chamber)
Why when you push the accelerator would your car blow a lot of smoke?
White smoke = Coolant leak, head gasket is the likely culprit. Blue smoke = Engine burning oil. Black smoke = Engine running too rich, wasting fuel.
What can cause white smoke from the exhaust only when car is hot you have taken the exhaust manifold and not smoke is coming from the engine this is a sr20det engine turbo coolant levels have not Chan?
have a mechanic check your turbo.most will tell u that a turbo blows black smoke but can aslso blow white smoke when turbo is malfunctioning
What is causing thick white smoke from exhaust Geo Tracker?
Thick white smoke is caused when coolant gets into a cylinder and from there into the exhaust. It is a sign that if it is not fixed real soon, you will blow or burn up your engine.
What would cause a Lincoln LS to blow out white smoke?
Engine coolant leaking into cylinder. Possible bad head gasket.
Why would a 1985 305 engine blow out a little white smoke while ideling and blow out a lot of smoke while the motor is reveing up?
White smoke that smells sweet, from the tailpipe is a sign of coolant entering the combustion chamber. You possibly have a blown head gasaket or a cracked head. Very Serious!!! Stop driving the vehicle until you have this looked into, or you will destroy this engine.
Why would a 1983 Dodge Ram blow white smoke and the engine shake?
You have a blown head gasket sorry to say. The white smoke is water getting into the combustion chamber and the reason the engine vibrates is the chamber that is getting the water is not firing thus causing the shaking.
