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Mar 12, 2006 | 01:40 PM

artic

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I have a smoking problem,the car smoke a white/blue smoke only at idle. Never any other time, at WOT it doesnt smoke and hard deceltraion useing the gears, it donest smoke. I cant figure it out. The only thing that backs me think it a head gasket or a warped head is the loss in coolant and that the exhaust smells sweet. The car never over heat, It smoke and smoke and at idle only. Does this sound like a head gasket and a warped head??? I have never had this kinda of trouble before is it new to me. Input would be helpful thanxs

Mar 12, 2006 | 10:42 PM

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Sounds like a head gasket yes, but why do you think it's warped? The smoke at idle sounds like valve seals.

Mar 12, 2006 | 11:26 PM

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just a though. Wouldnt valve seals leak on a hard decelration????

Mar 13, 2006 | 11:52 AM

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Don't know about that. I don't claim to be an expert by any means. However, are you sure there's smoke coming from the tailpipes and not steam? I had a friend that kept saying he had smoke coming out of this exhaust. So I went over there and he fired it up and by golly it wasn't smoke! It was steam and told him he needed a head gasket. How's oil consumption?

Mar 13, 2006 | 11:57 AM

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I just went through the same thing on mine it was both heasd gasket and warped heads however the head gasket is what was causing to smoke/steam.

Mar 13, 2006 | 01:25 PM

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what year is your f-body, and how many miles. right now it sounds like possible coolant burnin off.

Mar 13, 2006 | 10:15 PM

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Its a 94 with 125000. Its not stream. The more i read and the more i mess with the car the more it seems to me its eithere head gasket combined with valve steam, or just head gasket.SO time for some after market heads!!!!!

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Mar 13, 2006 | 11:18 PM

96WS6TA

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yeah i just spent $2300 on my car for head gasket, head work, valve work, etc. I had the entire engine overhauled and reworked so that I don't run into the same problem at least for a while