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What make car put put and exhaust white smoke?
Coolant getting into a combustion chamber. Probably a bad head gasket or intake manifold gasket.
You have white smoke coming out of your exhaust But you have perfect compression And only smoke's after idle and it puffs once and stops while driving And the car runs strong.?
It can be nothing more than condensation when you first start the engine. But it may be more serious. White smoke from the exhaust can be a sign that coolant is entering the combustion chamber. Normally this would indicate a blown head gasket, but on some vehicles where the coolant flows through the intake manifold, it can indicate a blown intake gasket. Bottom line is, that if, coolant is entering the combustion chamber, you must find out from where. Are you loosing coolant, even a small amount? If you indeed have coolant entering the combustion chamber it will cause engine damage.It can be nothing more than condensation when you first start the engine. But it may be more serious. White smoke from the exhaust can be a sign that coolant is entering the combustion chamber. Normally this would indicate a blown head gasket, but on some vehicles where the coolant flows through the intake manifold, it can indicate a blown intake gasket. Bottom line is, that if, coolant is entering the combustion chamber, you must find out from where. Are you loosing coolant, even a small amount? If you indeed have coolant entering the combustion chamber it will cause engine damage.
Why would white smoke come out from under the hood when it is cold outside and the car isn't overheating?
It may not be overheating, but you could still have a coolant leak into the combustion chamber, from either a head gasket or intake manifold gasket.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado- coolant loss but no visable leak?
Without more investigation, the first probable cause would be a Head or Intake gasket leak. Allowing the coolant to seep into the combustion chamber and evaporating out the Exhaust
Replace head gasket in 1997 buick 3.8 liter?
Head gaskets do not go bad on these. You need to replace the plastic upper intake manifold as it is leaking coolant into the combustion chamber. Common problem for this engine.
Would your car not start if it has a blown head gasket?
It'll start - it'll just overheat quickly. It is possible that with a blown head gasket that under some circumstances the engine can become "hydrolocked". If the part of the gasket that blew out was between a water jacket in the block and the combustion chamber, and coolant got in to the cylinder and both valves, intake and exhaust, happened to be closed at the time, the coolant will fill or partially fill the combustion chamber and the engine will seize because the coolant will not compress and lock the piston in place where it was when the engine was turned off the last time.
Can a bad head gasket or intake gasket result in water in the combustion chamber?
Answer Yeas absolutuley can, Typical of the 3.8 and the 3.1 motors, Have also seen it it in the 3.4 motors. What do you have? It is probably an intake manifold gasket problem, depending on the motor.
What will cause coolant to get in oil head gasket or intake gasket?
The Intake gasket is leaking, NOT THE HEAD GASKET. Replace the intake gasket
What does white smoke from tailpipe and smell of gasoline mean?
White smoke from the exhaust is a sign of coolant entering the combustion chamber. You are smelling gasoline because the coolant is mixing with the fuel in the combustion chamber of one or more cylinders and causing a misfire. The excess fuel is going out the tailpipe with the coolant as white smoke. Sorry to say but you have a blown head gasket, cracked head, or intake manifold gasket leak. STOP driving this vehicle until you can have this repaired. Serious engine damage will occur if you continue to drive this car. Have it repaired ASAP.
White smoke from the tailpipe?
Most often that indicates the presence of water or coolant in the combustion chambers. Common causes are head gasket leaks, intake gasket leaks, warped head/s or warped intake.
How do you Know if the head gasket is blown on a 1998 buick park ave?
These engines do not blow head gaskets. You need to replace the black plastic intake or plenum. They will leak coolant into the combustion chamber. Some roge mechanics will tell you it's head gaskets to get you to pay more money. Remove upper intake, remove spark plugs to get coolant out and replace and fill with coolant.
What is causing white smoke after fixing intake leak?
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.
