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Excessive White Smoke Coming out the Exhaust

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Excessive White Smoke

The color of smoke that your car emits will tell if the car has problem or not, the color of smoke will serve as way of diagnosing the problem. When the car emits white smoke from exhaust can tell if there is problem or if there is none.

If the smoke comes out the pipe when the engine has warmed up then there is nothing wrong with your car, this thing happens when a cold engine is started, the condensation that formed inside the engine will steam off that is why the exhaust emits white smoke.

However when the smoke happens when the engine is cold or even warm then that is a problem. This thing happens when the head gasket is blown. As you may also know, an engine has water that circulates around it to cool down the engine.

Now, the purpose of the head gasket is to prevent the water that circulates the engine from entering inside the combustion chamber and for some reason when the head gasket is damage or blown out a small amount of water will enter the chamber, this water will burned as steam when it enters the combustion chambers, the steam will then come out as the white smoke you notice coming out the pipe.

Since the problem is the gasket therefore in this kind problem it can be fixed if you try to replace the head gasket and since this job is needed to be done by a professional the seek a reputable car shop to do the necessary repair, explain to the mechanic what you think is causing the problem of the white smoke based on your diagnosis and ask the mechanic replace the head gasket of the engine  to keep the water from entering the chambers and eliminates the white smoke problem that you notice.

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