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It depends from where it emitting it.

White smoke could be steam if from the front - check radiator

White smoke from underneath could be Transmission Fluid

White somke from tailpipe could mean burning oil.

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What does it mean if your car emits white smoke?

a blow piston or a head gasket in your engine


What does it mean when a car emits gray smoke from under the hood and the smoke has a sweet gas smell?

it means you have a collant leak (anti-freeze) of some kind start with water pump.


How do you repair car that emits white smoke?

If white smoke is coming from the exhaust you have a blown head gasket, cracked head, or both. If you have been driving this car in this condition very long then you have done serious internal engine damage. If this just started, stop driving the car immediately. The repair is to replace the head gasket and inspect the head for damage.


What causes a car to make white smoke from under the hood?

white smoke can be either your car overheating, or smoke from an electrical issue


Why would white smoke come from the engine?

White smoke coming from the engine can mean many different things. One such thing is that your car may have a blown head gasket or that oil is burning in the engine.


White smoke from car?

white smoke usually means coolant is getting into the cylinders - check your oil to see if it overfull and or milky this bad news and can mean head gasket replacement or other major repair


Does aeroplane emit smoke if not where does the exhaust gases go?

of course it emits "smoke" you mean exhaust? it has to go somewhere, if it's a propeller plane it has an exhaust just like car, if it's a turbine, it has an exhaust outlet, if it's a jet engine, the exhaust is self explanatory


Is my car damaged if it has white smoke?

if i remember correctly..white smoke should mean that your piston rings are leaking oil into the compression chamber...but it just depends on if you have it coming out of the exhaust or if it is just coming from under the car.....in that case you just have oil leaking on the exhaust. in the first case...its gonna mean a complete engine teardown and rebuild.


Is it safe to drive a car when the car is smoking white smoke after the car is turned off?

Yes


White smoke smelling like petrol what can it be?

white smoke comming from tail pipe along with excess water in ascent car


What would cause white smoke to come out of the tailpipe after the car sat for months?

White smoke is a symptom of a blown head gasket.


You think the car is over fueling.a lot of white smoke from the exhaut?

The old standard that we used was: Black smoke = too much fuel Blue smoke = Oil White smoke = water Hope this helped. Exactly, white smoke is a sign of coolant in the combustion chamber. Stop driving the car and have it looked at by a professional immediately.

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