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Why would white smoke come out from under the hood when it is cold outside and the car isn't overheating?
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∙ 10y ago
It may not be overheating, but you could still have a coolant leak into the combustion chamber, from either a head gasket or intake manifold gasket.
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∙ 10y ago
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