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Why would a lot of white smoke come out of the tailpipe when the car is turned off?
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If your block is cracked engine coolant may be leaking into the combustion chambers.
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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.
What would cause white smoke to come out of tailpipe?
Head gasket or cracked head
Would a bad head gasket cause loss of oil to come out the tailpipe?
No. A bad head gasket would cause water to come out the tailpipe. You will see white smoke. Leaky rings would cause oil to come out the tailpipe. You will see blue smoke.
Why would heavy smoke be flooding out tailpipe Mazda 323 1981?
I had that happen to me with a V8 I was driving once. Turned out that I had a crook head gasket and oil was being sucked into cylinder head burnt and then out the exhaust. That is white smoke, You it might also be worn oil rings, (white smoke) Or if you are running on a rich fuel mixture you may be blowing black smoke.
When you smell gas and white smoke come from tailpipe what is the problem?
There could be many problems related to smelling gas and seeing white smoke from your tailpipe. Some suggestions would be the head gasket. If the smoke has a blue tint to it, it may be oil related. If your car has a turbo, it may be the turbo needing to be replaced. To be sure, you can have a mechanic do a diagnostic on it.
Why would a car have white smoke coming from the tailpipe after oil is topped up?
you put too much oil in, it is burning the oil.
What would cause white smoke from the tailpipe?
engine coolant getting into an engine cylinder from a bad head gasket , cracked or warped head
Would putting stop leak in radiator cause white smoke out of tailpipe?
Yes. It also depending on what kind of stop leak and how much is used.
What can cause white smoke from exhaust when heater is on?
I feel these are unrelated but you can investigate a leak in the hoses leading to the heater core as they maybe leaking onto the exhaust pipe, that would produce white smoke, but not from within the tailpipe exhaust. Water and oil leaks will produce white smoke the smell will help you determine which it is.
Why would your Ford F350 Turbo Diesel truck have white smoke coming from tailpipe?
blow by through the turbo ,my truck did the same thing had to get the turbo rebuilt
If you added oil to your 93 civic dx and smoke and oil started coming from the tailpipe what would you do?
Take it to a mechanic right away. The white smoke is from fluid mixing with the oil in the engine. Its probably the head gasket.
What would cause a 1996 ford probe gt to blow white smoke when hot?
If it is blowing white smoke out of the exhaust tailpipe when the engine is at operating temperature, engine coolant is getting into an engine cylinder from a bad head gasket or some other problem
