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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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i pull home and look in my rear view i see smoke rising, white to be exact at nighttime
got out took a look didnt see any blue but it was dark out,

im going to look it over tomorrow and see if it still is smoking and the color


what do i do to fix the problem of my car smoking?

pvc?> headgasket? a valve? gasket?

help i also felt like the car ran bad at a low speed, like 5mph starting and stoping, a little rough
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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if its white smoke than it is coolant burning. check to see if you are low on coolant
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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coolant burning such as what?

radiator fluid?

how do i fix that if it is?
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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Well sometimes White smoke can be oil buring. If its really thick white smoke and smells like buring coolant and ur car runs like *** then its burning coolant and its probably ur headgasket. See if u can go smell the smoke and see what it smells like.
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 01:37 AM
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headgasket
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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it has to be the start of the headgasket cuz theres not much smoke at all compared to my friends but theres a amount, to see

when i checked my oil i saw no bubbles when motor was cool , then i check it after driving for 2 minutes and there are bubbles which one is more accurate check?
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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oil doesn't usually burn white, it sounds like a possible headgasket to me as well... did you overheat the car at some point?

i'm rusty on this, but i'm gonna throw some random stuff out here... i think that most service stations can run a pressure test on the coolant system, and look for leaks that way... also, let it sit for a couple of days, then pull the dipstick out and examine it, if there is a layer of white on top of the oil it could be coolant getting into the oil via the blown headgasket.
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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no i never overheated the car, nor does it run hot,

i cant find any water in my oil,

im going to do a compression check
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