1999 Saturn SL "exhaust manifolds turning white" Questions

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...white exhaust smoke and milky oil on dipstick. If you replace the head gasket and the problem persists, an intake gasket could have fixed the problem. oil is mixing with antifreeze and I fear driving ...

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...level. The heat of combustion turns it to steam and it condenses in the cold exhaust and drips as water. Lots of questions about 'white smoke' coming from exhausts. That is called 'steam' ...

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...exhaust around the wiring harness there may be a male connector its white or green connector with 4 pins, at the end of the O2 there suppose to be a female connector on it which is white or green or ...

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white smoke out of the exhaust. I believe its due to a coolant leak in the radiator. Got means to fix the leak however the radiator cap wont turn off, some kind of locking mechanism on it. Any idea on

...it also eats my gas real fast why is that? white out of engine compartment must have a blown gasket i'd look at inlet and exhaust manifolds first this would make gas usage higher so i'd start ...

Are you sure it is smoke and not steam? If it is steam, that is absolutely normal. White smoke is what you get when anti freeze burns, due to a blown head gasket or water entering the exhaust manifold

be? 6 cyl or V8
burning smell oil leak at rocker cover or other places hitting the zorst
exhaust joint leak

white smoke steam
welsh plug ,inlet manifold gasket , hose



...white, rubber, plug-type sensor on the passenger side of the exhaust manifold; this is the oxygen sensor. Use a socket wrench paired with an oxygen sensor socket to loosen the sensor. Turn the wrench ...

...white exhaust for comparison purposes later. Watch for bubbles in your radiator or overflow being very careful as the engine warms up because when the thermostat opens you could have some hot coolant ...

...white smoke means your getting water or antifreeze in exhaust, maybe a blown head gasket, best way to check is give it a compression test It sounds like your intake manifold gasket is leaking. Check ...

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