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my guess would be bad piston rings
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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 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 smoke to come out of the tailpipe of a car?
If it is really smoke, then it is almost always caused by burning of oil that enters the engine due to bad seals and rings.
What does blue smoke out of tailpipe mean?
Engine oil is entering the combustion chamber(s) .
What would cause black smoke to come from the tailpipe of a 97 Chevy Cavalier?
Black smoke usually means the engine is running too rich. The fuel/air mixture is incorrect. Blue smoke is oil burning.
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 )
When you put water in the radiator you turned the car on and white smkke started to come out of tailpipe so you checked the engine oil and it looked creamy looking?
Blown head gasket
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.
If you added oil to your 93 civic dx and smoke and oil started coming from the tailpipe what would you do?
Take it to a mechanic right away. The white smoke is from fluid mixing with the oil in the engine. Its probably the head gasket.
What would cause engine oil to get milky brown in cold weather?
Probably coolant in the oil from a blown head gasket which might also cause excessive steam from the tailpipe and hard starting. The coolant also could get into the oil through a crack in the engine block.
Why is gas in the oil and tailpipe of a 1994 Thunderbird with excessive blue smoke coming from the tailpipe?
This engine is running extremely rich. This can be caused by many things. Have it repaired ASAP. Serious engine damage will occur if you continue to drive.
Can mixing synthetic oil and regular oil cause white smoke to come from the tailpipe?
I would say no. It sounds like water is entering the combustion chamber from maybe a bad head gasket.
