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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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my car still smokes out white smoke when im at a light or idling. its not a cracked intake manifold, its not a gasket, i dont burn any coolant or any lose of it. i changed the spark plugs to autolite double platinum. the only thing that i think it could be is a slightly leaking head gasket, could that be it, i mean i ran out of options and im stump. the car feels like it has full power, and both the tail pipes smell like raw gas.. anyone please help....
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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Stick or automatic ? gas is black, oil is blue and water is kinda white, auto transfluid is real white and smokey, modulater valve might have a pin hole.
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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stick, and it only does it out one side which is the passenger side
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 12:28 AM
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check your rear tranny seal...they tend to leak on the cats which creates the white smoke.
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 02:50 AM
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Is the smoke acually coming out of the tailpipes or just the side of the car
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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its actually coming from the passenger side tailpipe
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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That would lead me to believe that you have a seeping head gasket on that side of the engine.
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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so i might have been right cause that was my last guess
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Do a compression test and see if you have lower numbers somewhere on cylinders 1 - 4.
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