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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 02:55 AM
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so my car is smoking and i was wondering what are the main things that make a car smoke and how can u be for sure what it is
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 03:49 AM
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How long ago did you cam that car?
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what color is the smoke? if it's oil it could be defective pcv system, bad valve seals, worn rings or cracked ringlands.
when does it do it and how often?
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do you have stock injectors what size? or bigger.
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How long ago did you cam that car?
cam has been the car a while like 10000 miles
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what color is the smoke? if it's oil it could be defective pcv system, bad valve seals, worn rings or cracked ringlands.
when does it do it and how often?
smoke is white
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Originally Posted by 35th SS
do you have stock injectors what size? or bigger.
they are the stock injectors and they are maxed out
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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white smoke is usually coolant. pull the plugs to find out what cylinder it is
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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white smoke is usually coolant. pull the plugs to find out what cylinder it is
what do u mean what is up with the cylinder what would be amatter with it
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might be a leaking head gasket. check your coolant levels.
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If a cylinder is burning coolant, the spark plug will usually provide an indication so you can locate the leak.
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If a cylinder is burning coolant, the spark plug will usually provide an indication so you can locate the leak.
if the cylinder is burning coolant what does that mean....or what is broken
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might be a leaking head gasket. check your coolant levels.
thanks man i will check as soon as i can
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1marine
if the cylinder is burning coolant what does that mean....or what is broken
it coulde be a bad head gasket or a cracked head. you wont really know until you tear it down
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Originally Posted by Billy177
it coulde be a bad head gasket or a cracked head. you wont really know until you tear it down
ok damn it but thanks man
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If a cylinder is burning coolant, the spark plug will usually provide an indication so you can locate the leak.

Not necessarily. If he is running straight water, it may not show up on any of the plugs. Trust me, I ran a little Isuzu pickup 30K miles with a warped head. I only used antifreeze in the wintertime (Texas) and changed my plugs every spring when i started running straight water again.
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Yeah, sounds like a leaking head gasket. I wouldn't imagine it would be cracked, as the gasket is really the weak point. White smoke is not a good thing!
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