White smoke coming out of my tailpipe

What does white smoke from tail pipe mean? What causes white smoke and engine blow by? Why is there blue smoke coming out of tail pipe? All it takes is a little bit of coolant to leak out and get mixed in with the engine oil. Once that happens, the oil will become contaminated.

The first sign of having contaminated oil is white exhaust smoke coming out of the tailpipe. As this continues, the white smoke will begin to have a sweet odor smell that won’t go away. Worn piston rings or cylinders: Piston rings seal the space between the piston and cylinder wall. If the piston rings or cylinder walls are worn, a proper seal can’t be formed.

As a result, oil will get sucked into the combustion chamber. The result is grayish smoke from the tailpipe. If you see white smoke coming out of the tailpipe , that smoke means that your car has a leaking cylinder-head gasket or a cracked head gasket. If there is just a leak in the gasket, the problem should be relatively easy and inexpensive to fix, but if the problem is a cracked head gasket, chances are the repair will be a lot more complicated and expensive.

If the white smoke still keeps coming out after the engine is nice and warm something may be wrong. There may be problems with the engine block, and coolant may be leaking in to the engine because of a leak in the head gasket. Blue is a color of trouble with the oil. Not always smoke coming out of your tailpipe is a devastating engine problem, sometimes its as.

In this case, bad seals or piston rings cause oil to leak into combustion chamber which then mixes with fuel and burns. If white smoke continues to come out of your exhaust while the car is running, there are other issues at fault. One cause of white smoke from the exhaust might be the engine leaking coolant.

If the engine leaks coolant, it will be burned by the heat of the engine and then come out as smoke from the exhaust. If you notice that your car is blowing white smoke. White smoke can be a big problem or not, depending on the thickness. The white smoke is the result of normal condensation which builds up inside the exhaust system.

One of the main causes of white exhaust smoke and coolant loss is a cracked or warped cylinder hea a cracked engine block, or head gasket failure caused by overheating. A cracked head may allow coolant to leak into one or more cylinders or into the combustion chamber of the engine. One way to identify this problem is you will get a burned oil smell every time you accelerate. This is generally steam caused by condensation.

As the engine warms up and the condensation dissipates the white exhaust smoke (steam) is no longer seen. In some cases, the white smoke may be caused due to a deteriorated coolant in the radiator. If the coolant has run out , then it will lead to the engine overheating.

Another problem is when your car has a coolant leak. It is caused by water leaking into a cylinder. It can be caused from a blown head gasket letting water from your cooling system leak into. When the gasoline and air burn, it makes the water in the cylinder turn to steam. This kind of smoke disappears quickly.

However, thicker smoke is a big problem, and can be caused the engine burning coolant. Why is White Smoke or Steam Coming from Exhaust? A small amount of water is produced as a normal bi product of the combustion process and until the exhaust system warms up the water evaporates and can be seen as steam.

Blue smoke from oil mixing with the exhaust gases or combustion cycle. Black smoke from an abundance of fuel in the combustion cycle.