common problem from what ive been told

[1BAD9D4]

cut straight to the point... was cruising around yesterday and a buddy of mine told me i was blowin white smoke out the tailpipe. ive noticed loss in power so what could this mean? ive been told white smoke is a common prob

 

[CC'S95GT]

I'm a member on 3 different mustang forums and have never heard of this.

Maybe in the winter when you'll see steam at start up. but not in the summer. or while cruising.

Are you losing coolant?
You could do a cylinder leak down test to ck the rings, gasket and valves.

 

[snoball]

Means you have oil blowby.

 

[1BAD9D4]

i just called budy n he said he would of guessed it was a cracked headgasket?

 

[snoball]

It can be a headgasket too, they both cause white smoke. Oil will have a blueish tint in the white smoke. Pull your plugs and check them, then check your oil to see if antifreeze is in it. It will look milky.

 

[1BAD9D4]

ill have to do that this weekend. and speaking of oil i got another question. i notice that im going thru oil and having to fill it every month or so. idk if that has anything to do wit it but i would like to get that prob tooken care of. surely that shouldnt be happening

 

[Adam95GT]

Blue smoke is oil.....


White smoke is water....


You need a compression test to see whats going where.

 

[ttocs]

if you have not noticed any oil leaks and you are loosing a quart of oil a month, there is something wrong there.

 

[AaRoN]

White smoke is most likely caused by a blown head gasket.

 

[spadedstang420]

ill have to do that this weekend. and speaking of oil i got another question. i notice that im going thru oil and having to fill it every month or so. idk if that has anything to do wit it but i would like to get that prob tooken care of. surely that shouldnt be happening

well if the head gasket isnt already blown, try to fix the losing oil problem. going through a lot of oil can blow your head gasket. happened just last week to my moms car

 

[AaRoN]

Do you have an automatic or manual?

 

[1BAD9D4]

i will take it to the shop on their next business day. and its an automatic.

 

[ryclef331]

If the smoke lingers around after it comes out and looks like a spyhunter smoke screen, its probably oil. If it comes out and disappears quickly, its steam and more than likely coolant. Oil smells like well...burning out. Coolant has a sweet smell.

 

[AaRoN]

Do you have a trans. cooler? ATF will burn white.



"Steam" is normal. It's water created by the catalytic converter. Generally only seen when it's cool out (low humidity). Like Ry said, if it's clouds of smoke all the time, it's an issue.