Car White Smoke from [COLOR=green! important][COLOR=green! important]Exhaust[/COLOR][/COLOR] Problems
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Question: 1990 Nissan Sentra: Ok, I don't know a thing about cars... I know where to put the gas, and I can change my own oil, that’s as far as my knowledge extends. That’s the reason I keep my wife around, she's a car chick, and can handle most problems that I get. This one she doesn’t know what to do about though. I was driving on the highway and looked into my rear view mirror and noticed a single plume of white smoke come out the back end of my car, it didn't make any funny sounds or behave weirdly, just a single blast of smoke then it stopped and didn't happen again.
I called my wife, but she had no idea what the problem was, I figured it probably wasn't a big deal since it wasn't continuous smoke and just kept on driving to work. As I pulled into my parking lot it happened again though, and this time I think I heard a funny sound that I could only describe as maybe a rustling. I don't know if it's an exhaust problem, or something more serious. The car was EChecked in February and passed with no problems... my roommate says that there is a small hole in my exhaust though.
Answer: White smoke is caused by [COLOR=green! important][COLOR=green! important]coolanthttp://www.2carpros.com/topics/whitesmk.htm#http://www.2carpros.com/topics/whitesmk.htm# or water coming out the tail pipe. There is a chance that the white smoke was caused by water splashing up from a puddle onto the exhaust pipe. Keep an eye on the coolant level in the radiator in any event.
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This category contains featured questions as examples. They relate to most vehicles.
Question: 1990 Nissan Sentra: Ok, I don't know a thing about cars... I know where to put the gas, and I can change my own oil, that’s as far as my knowledge extends. That’s the reason I keep my wife around, she's a car chick, and can handle most problems that I get. This one she doesn’t know what to do about though. I was driving on the highway and looked into my rear view mirror and noticed a single plume of white smoke come out the back end of my car, it didn't make any funny sounds or behave weirdly, just a single blast of smoke then it stopped and didn't happen again.
I called my wife, but she had no idea what the problem was, I figured it probably wasn't a big deal since it wasn't continuous smoke and just kept on driving to work. As I pulled into my parking lot it happened again though, and this time I think I heard a funny sound that I could only describe as maybe a rustling. I don't know if it's an exhaust problem, or something more serious. The car was EChecked in February and passed with no problems... my roommate says that there is a small hole in my exhaust though.
Answer: White smoke is caused by [COLOR=green! important][COLOR=green! important]coolanthttp://www.2carpros.com/topics/whitesmk.htm#http://www.2carpros.com/topics/whitesmk.htm# or water coming out the tail pipe. There is a chance that the white smoke was caused by water splashing up from a puddle onto the exhaust pipe. Keep an eye on the coolant level in the radiator in any event.
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Same thing happened to me about a week ago. White smoke out the back. I need a new head gasket.
Water is leaking into the cylinders and causing it to get heated leading to steam. That steam is forced out the exhaust in what appears to be white smoke.
A lot of times this is caused when a car overheats. It damages the head gasket and sometimes the head is warped and needs to be refinished.
Water is leaking into the cylinders and causing it to get heated leading to steam. That steam is forced out the exhaust in what appears to be white smoke.
A lot of times this is caused when a car overheats. It damages the head gasket and sometimes the head is warped and needs to be refinished.
