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Why does my SUV have white smoke coming out of the exhaust only when i start it though?
Birthofahero757
Could be a crack head gasket, white smoke is not good, could be radiator fluid getting onto your heads, burning off creating the white smoke, that is what happened to my altima it cost right at $1k
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