White smoke from exhaust
02-10-2005, 05:01 PM
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White smoke from exhaust... Well i thought maybe the white smoke was just from the car being really cold outside but even in warmer weather the car has a little bit of white smoke coming out the exhaust, is this something i should be majorly concerned about? Car has 102,000 miles. I started my truck right next to my camaro to see if it was just cause of the weather but on my truck i saw nothing out the tail pipe and my car had white smoke... 
I hope its not another major problem...any ideas? I am beginning to think the previous owners of the car raced the **** out of it or something with all the things wrong on it.
Thanks, Ben
I hope its not another major problem...any ideas? I am beginning to think the previous owners of the car raced the **** out of it or something with all the things wrong on it.Thanks, Ben
02-10-2005, 05:38 PM
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Watch it carefully. It could be your head gasket going on you. It happened to my brothers car. It was just small amounts of smoke then it slowly over time got to be a thicker white smoke and then his head gasket blew along with the entire lower end on his engine. Although it was carb. 350 engine, I think the same would apply to your senario. Have it checked out...
02-10-2005, 07:27 PM
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White smoke = coolant...black smoke = fuel....blue smoke = oil. Somehow you have coolant burning off, possible causes are head gasket(s), warped head(s) or cracked block.
02-10-2005, 08:18 PM
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better make sure its not blue. its easy to confuse the color. pull the plugs and see what they look like. it could be your valve stem oil seals which is pretty common on higher milage engines. does it go away after a short drive?
02-11-2005, 02:59 AM
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do you see white smoke when you accelerate? just have someone step on the gas while you check. if you do, then your probably leaking coolant into the cylinders. it could be a leaky head gasket or a tb leak. if your coolants frothy, then it's definately a head gasket leak.
if it smokes while in idle or when you decelerate, then it's probably a blown head gasket.
if it smokes while in idle or when you decelerate, then it's probably a blown head gasket.
02-13-2005, 12:08 AM
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Well if i do have a bad head gasket or coolant leaking how long can i drive around like this? My car is stock right now but i am planning on starting a complete stroker rebuild this summer so will it be ok by then do you think? What else can result from this?
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it depends. I personally would not risk it. Swapping the head gaskets is too easy to not do. I promise I've done it. When my head gaskets finally blew all the way it ruined a head too. So lets recap you could drop 40 bucks....for gaskets or try your luck and end up spending a lot more. Good luck...
