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Mufflers and Tailpipes

Mufflers and tailpipes are components of an exhaust system. The tailpipes guide the exhaust away from the engine and into the muffler. The muffler reduces the noise coming from the engine through the tailpipe.

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What causes whitish blue smoke to come from the tailpipe on a Mazda 626?

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It's burning oil. Usually worn rings, oil sludge or carbon in the ring grooves or worn valve guides. The above answer is correct. However, excessive white smoke would indicate large amounts of water vapor in the exhaust possibly caused by a blown head gasket or cracked block. Check your oil to see if there is water in it. If there is, it will look milky on the dipstick. Another possibility My car had this same problem;and it was caused by a small black valve to the top of the engine that was cracked. Which caused the engine to suck air in. The air when mixed with heated oil you get "poof" white smoke.

Why does 1986 Lincoln town car smoke lots and lots of smoke out of the tailpipe and has the right amount of oil?

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You probably have bad rings. Not a cheap or easy fix. You should talk to a mechanic.

If that vehicle has a vacuum operated transmission modulator, that could be the source of the oil smoke. Check the level of the transmission fluid.

Why does the exhaust smell like fuel?

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More than likely it is your oxygen sensor/circuit gone bad. Or Clogged, damaged, defective or faulty catalytic converter; Plugged or damaged pcv valve; Damaged or restricted exhaust system components; Restricted, loose or burned out muffler.

What can make a 2000 Mercury Sable 3.0 dohc run lean?

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the o2 sencer, temp. sencer, or the air temp sencer can. the o2 sencer, temp. sencer, or the air temp sencer can.

How can you stop your car from smoking?

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It depends whether it is petrol or diesel...If its diesel and is black smoke there is nothing to worry about. If its white smoke it could be the head gasket going, or a fuel problem.

If its petrol it could be something a bit serious like a head gasket, exhaust, oxygen sensors or dirty injectors.

What would cause black smoke to come from the tailpipe of a 97 Chevy Cavalier?

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Black smoke usually means the engine is running too rich. The fuel/air mixture is incorrect. Blue smoke is oil burning.

Why would gas be coming out the tailpipe of a 1996 S-10?

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What your probably seeing is water vapor, if it was gas it would mean your not fireing on all cylinders.

What is a smoke meter?

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Smokemeter is an instrument used to measure the soot content or graphitic carbon of exhaust gases.

The unit of measurment is FSN (Filter Smoke Number) or paper blackening (PB)or soot concentration(mg/m3).

What can cause white smoke from exhaust on intrigue?

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White smoke is normally just steam from condensation. however, it can also be a bad catalytic converter from burning oil. It is also caused by burning anti-freeze, which indicates a blown head gasket.

What would cause sparks and flames to come out of the tailpipe of your car?

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The engine is getting more fuel than your ingnition system can light causing raw fuel to be dumped into the exhaust.I would suggest you have a mechanic check for fuel injectors staying open,if that is not the problem have an analysis done on your ignition system to check primarily your spark.Make sure you get your vehicle checked as soon as possible,this is extremly dangerous.

What will a Flow master exhaust do for mileage?

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Exhaust that are aftermarketed help your car bretha better because the are bigger and have less curving so this will allow the car possibly 1-2 mpg better on a tank if car is runnung properly.

97 turbo talon and it has white smoke that smells like oil coming out the exhaust it seemed to start after i adjusted the Blow Off Valve dont know if that would affect it what could it be?

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It could DEFINITELY cause it, I am not saying that you can not modify your engine, Just keep in mind that an engine is an air pump, and The piston comes up to top dead center, (NOTICE THE USE OF THE WORD,DEAD) when the piston is down it has about as much volume as A drinking glass in the cylinder, When it is up, it has about as much as you would have in your mouth, NOT CAN HOLD, WOULD HAVE IN YOUR MOUTH WHEN DRINKING WATER,The TURBO CHARGER compresses the air BEFORE the engine gets it, So what would normally be equal to A GLASS of FUEL/AIR MIXTURE, Is now equal to A 2 liter bottle, When you "ADJUST" the pop off, Or really tighten it up, You do not let the EXCESS air escape before it hurts your engine, You definitely need to "READJUST" the pop off, at least A littly, KEEP IN MIND, you may have already broken rings, or piston, or bent rods, or blown headgasket, For your sake I hope not,REALLY GOOD LUCK, Jamison

Why do flames come out my exhaust when it is idling?

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Flames will come from the exhaust when raw gas enters the exhaust then ignites. run computer codes for the engine to look for a problem causing the gas to not burn completely.

Sound coming from your engine that sounds like something caught in spokes of a bicycle rim?

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sound like i had the smae problem.... it sounded like something was jammed in there like a wrench or something.. and the sound just came when i accerlated... turns out i have a clogged catalytic converter..

What does it mean when black smoke comes out the exhaust and the car starts going about 30 MPH?

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sounds like it could be your oxygen sensor. If it was me I'd replace it. If you smell a strong odor of gas, it could be your MAP sensor. You might also have a bad pickup in the distributor. Good luck.