Loosing antifreeze (no leaks anywhere) white smoke from exhaust and exhaust smells like antifreeze check my oil and oil is clean added antifreeze directly to radiator (guy from advanced auto told me to do this not to add thru the overflow bucket) car is worse now, to me the only way I can describe how it sounds is like air is in the car haven't driven since this, also I never let the car overheat been very careful about that, what is the problem and how do I fix

You don't have a jake brake on it but, you need to get the catalytic converter replaced now too because antifreeze ruins them.

It's definitely the head gasket from what you described. If it is a v-8 like I think it is then its better that you replace both head gaskets or you'll be going back and doing the other one .

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Sounds like a head gasket is giving up. Do a compression check, and research the parts you need to do a head rebuild.

White SWEET smelling smoke, or white OILY smelling smoke? If it's white thick SWEET smelling smoke, you have a blown head gasket - that's the smell of antifreeze burning in the engine, which it should NEVER do. If it's white OILY smelling smoke (smells a lot like diesel), then you're getting too much fuel into the cylinders.

If it's sweet-smelling smoke (antifreeze), pull the oil dipstick & check the oil level. If the oil level is HIGH and the oil looks like a mocha milkshake, that's absolutely conclusive - that's what happens when antifreeze gets into your oil, and it's nasty corrosive to engine parts.

I'm not at all surprised that the oil light is on if it won't start - you won't get much oil pressure until the engine is running.

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK WILL CAUSE COOLANT LOST.CHECK ENGINE OILIN CRANK CASE FOR ANTIFREEZE LEAK.OIL WILL LOOK LIKE MILK SHAKE.

this could just be oil leaking out off value cover and burning off exhaust can u smell the smoke? does it smell like antifreeze ?? if smells like antifreeze more than likely have a coolant leak if has little smell or burning oil smell probably an oil leak

White smoke on startup could be a head gasket leak between the water jacket and the cylinder. Won't always show in the oil. Antifreeze makes it smell oily or sweet. Compression test will tell for sure. Bluish is oil that was burned. White is usually water or oil into exhaust after combustion.

nothing to do with each other....white smoke or steam...if you have a good concentrate of antifreeze iin cooling system you can smell exhaust if smell like antifreeze the big problems with engine.....possible head gasket.....if stong fuel smell. sounds like a cylender or are not firing... causing not to burn fuel...is check engine light on... if so scan and pull codes

Is it low in water?You have a heater control valve on that side . Your heater hoses connects to it to let hot water in the car when the heater is turned on. Check and make sure the passenger floor is dry. If it is wet you will need a heater core

blue smoke out of 1.8 turbo its allways bad oil seal inside turbo.need new turbo or rebuild OEM. with 24 years experience working with vw never seen single headhasket go bad on 1.8 turbo engines.blue smoke its 100% turbo every time