Radiator white smoke

Can a bad thermostat cause white smoke? What is the cause of white smoke from the tailpipe? What can cause white smoke from the coolant? Why would a car blow white smoke?

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. Internal Coolant Leaks.

Another possible cause of white smoke from the car is a leak in the internal coolant. The good news is, white smoke alone is not an indicator of this problem. If the white smoke is coming from the engine compartment, then you are leaking coolant from radiator , hose or gasket. Jesus fuck you have bad luck. You might have an air lock, or bad radiator cap.

Did you recently top off the coolant? If there is white smoke from exhaust more than likely A blown head gasket. The water in my radiator slowly disappears.

The smoke that is coming out of the car is now white. There is no oil in the radiator. When you have the radiator cap off the radiator the water is not under pressure, and will often come to a boil. You probably do not have a problem unless this continues with the cap in place.

One of two conditions is responsible for white smoke blowing out of your exhaust. First is normal condition (so you don’t have to panic) and the second is a not so normal condition which should be fixed as soon as possible. In this case the coolant would end up being heated in the combustion chambers and blown. No smoke comes out the exhaust.

The car is not overheating. My car is spewing white smoke from the front and. If smoke is being release then this is indicative of a problem. HOWTO looks at all the possible reasons why white smoke is coming from your exhaust pipe. Thick white smoke pouring from the exhaust is usually due to a crack in the cylinder hea engine block or head gasket.

This is caused by constant temperature fluctuations and a consistently overheating engine due to low coolant levels. The most noticeable symptom of internal coolant leakage is when the white smoke is billowing out of the exhaust pipe and leaves a sweet odor in the air. The radiator sprung a leak a few weeks ago and I replaced it with a new aftermarket one. Started it up today and its running a little rough and quite a bit of white smoke coming from the tailpipe.

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. My car started blowing lots of white smoke out of the exhaust and I started having. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. When the car overheats for an extended period of time or is low on coolant (causing the temperature to rise), the severe heat can cause the cylinder head gasket to become compromised which causes oil to leak into the coolant and water to leak into the engine.

Noticed that coolant had what looked like oil on radiator cap. Replaced blown hose and flushed system. Problem seemed fixe until yet another hose blew.

Seems to be symptom of blown head gasket , but no white smoke from trail pipe, no overheating, no coolant loss, and no bubbles in overflow.