white smoke on v6

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collaboration
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white smoke on v6

Post by collaboration »

it's for v6 surf

there's white smoke coming out of exhaust on cold start

is it temperature thing or something is leaking??

how do i get it checked??

seems to be alright once the engine is warmed up but i have to double check
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Re: white smoke on v6

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Being a V6 Surf they are prone to Head gasket and or cracked head problems and White Smoke is a sure sign of Coolant entering the cylinders, more than likely it will also be starting minus some cylinders as there will be water on the spark plugs that will dry out quickly and run on all six, once running and warmed up the engine will be OK consuming a little water but you will find it will get worse and could cause overheating and eventually failure.

GET IT CHECKED,

FITZY.
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Re: white smoke on v6

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Thanks glad I asked the question before it's too late
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