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What causes a puff of occcasional white smoke occasionally at 5.7 liter gas start up?
WHITE SMOKE is engine coolant / antifreeze burning. That is due to a head gasket leaking on the 5.7L 350 engine.
What would cause a quick gush of white smoke to come out of the exhaust on a 1999 Dodge Caravan only upon starting?
White smoke is caused by water and or antifreeze entering the cylinder, and the engine trying to burn it with the fuel. The white smoke is steam. There are special gaskets (head gaskets are the primary gaskets) that keep the antifreeze from entering the cylinder area. The cylinder is where the fuel and air mixture are being compressed and burned. Any amount of antifreeze that enters this area will produce a white steam that will be present at the tailpipe area. If white smoke is present, check to see if the proper amount of antifreeze is inside the radiator and the overflow bottle. Also check to see if antifreeze has contaminated the engine oil. You can look at the engine oil dipstick, or look at the under side of the engine oil filler cap. If the oil is contaminated with antifreeze, it will have the appearance of a chocolate milkshake. Do not start the engine if the oil is contaminated with antifreeze, as serious internal engine damage can result. How did antifreeze get in the oil or cylinder in the first place? The engine probably overheated and a head gasket failed due to excessive heat, thus allowing antifreeze to enter the cylinder (Where it is not meant to be).
What causes light smoke to rise from a hot engine when it's shut off?
The only reason is a leak. Usually small. The place to start is: If it smells like oil or antifreeze ...
Your Nissan terrano 2.7TD wont start and only turns over and blows white smoke how do you start it?
well if I'm not mistaken, your engine is toast... white smoke usually means your blowing antifreeze through your engine... best advice? talk to your mechanic... least problem? might be a head gasket worst scenerio... cracked block... sorry....
What will cause your 2000 Oldsmobile alero to smoke run rough only at start up and use antifreeze?
a cracked head
What causes white smoke at start up?
White smoke at start up is due to moisture in the exhaust or on a diesel it can be normal due to the engine being cold.White smoke at start up is due to moisture in the exhaust or on a diesel it can be normal due to the engine being cold.
How can you tell if antifreeze leak under hood of 2001 Nissan maxima is coming from radiator?
look for antifreeze coming out of the radiator as the engine warms up after a cold start.
What happens to a car engine in freezing temperatures when there's no antifreeze?
If you have water instead of antifreeze in your cooling system, it will freeze! You won't be able to start the car, because the engine is connected to the water pump (which won't be able to move). If you have nothing in your cooling system (no water, no antifreeze, nothing else), then you need your head checked. Your car won't start either.
Why does 1990 Lexus LS400 smoke when you start it?
if its mild smoke that means the engine warming up if it big cloud of smoke then its the engine block is no good..happened to mee too so i did a swap
Why does a 1989 Ford T-bird 3.8 liter V6 make a ticking noise white smoke comes out of the exhaust and the oil light comes on when it gets hot?
It sounds like the head gaskets are blown and the bearings are gone. I suggest taking to a garage as I think you have a ruined engine. The head gasket is blown, which is allowing antifreeze to leak into the pistons. This is also a symptom of a cracked engine block or manifold. The antifreeze burns white smoke. The antifreeze then mixes with the oil and turns it watery. The ticking you hear are your lifters and valves not getting the lubrication they need. If you check your oil level, chances are it reads over full and the oil is a slick mud brown. Start shopping for an engine.
What happens if you put antifreeze in where the oil go?
If you start and warm up your engine: 1) The oil gets very foamy and mucky, and does not circulate through the engine properly. 2) The water in the antifreeze can heat up until it turns to steam, which expands with great force, and breaks some part of the engine. It's best to have the oil changed. That will empty the engine of the oil and antifreeze mix.
Diesel engine giving white smoke at start up?
Usually white smoke is the result of a cold engine. After the engine warms up, the white smoke should disappear. Faulty injector spray patterns are another common problem.
