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why is my car blowing out white smoke?

Old 05-25-2007, 01:35 AM
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[&o]ok so just lately my car has been blowing out white smoke when ever i take off from a stop light. its fine when im cruzin but it does it every time at the light. i dont know if this has any thing to do with it but it started doing this about a week after i replaced 4 of my 6 cats with straight pipe. also at idle my back end makes this loud electrical humming sound. any help would be great. thanx
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Old 05-25-2007, 01:36 AM
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White smoke is usually coolant. Not good.
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Old 05-25-2007, 01:53 AM
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any one on here ever had this problem before?
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Old 05-25-2007, 01:59 AM
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Do a sniff test. White is usually coolant, which usually leads to a head gasket issue. Is it coming from both sides or just one? Also how many miles on your car? What year?
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Old 05-25-2007, 04:11 AM
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its got around 100k odometer got ******up. its a 97 gt. .........ok guys i know whats wrong [&o]my manifold is cracked.i never noticed it before because its a small crack. i had to really look at it good. do you think its safe to drive till i get it fixed?
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Old 05-25-2007, 04:19 AM
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Get if fixed as soon as you can. Its not good for your motor to be burning that coolant. Keep an eye on your antifreeze level as well.
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Old 05-25-2007, 06:06 AM
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Just went through this with my girl's 98 GT. @#$%ing plastic manifolds....
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Old 05-25-2007, 06:11 AM
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Just went through this with my girl's 98 GT. @#$%ing plastic manifolds....
im doing the change myself right now mine warped the gasket.
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Old 05-25-2007, 12:04 PM
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gotta replace the manifold on a 97 hmm?

*cough*PI SWAP*cough* [8D]
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Old 05-25-2007, 01:28 PM
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gotta replace the manifold on a 97 hmm?

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