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Oct 3, 2009 | 01:31 AM

flat4

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HELP, white smoke

Hi guys, i drive a lancer with a 4g15 engine. lately my engine is producing white smoke and is coming out from the exuast, it's like a fog machine.
Help, need your advice?

thanks

Oct 3, 2009 | 09:21 AM

TheEngineer

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does it do it all the time. Does the car overheat. And check to see if you have lost any coolant. Also do you have a check engine light?

Oct 4, 2009 | 09:15 AM

flat4

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Hi, it happens when you put load on the engine. It does not over heat. Coolant level ok. Check engine is not on when engine is running.

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Oct 5, 2009 | 11:24 AM

mtc137

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Head gasket

Sounds like you got a bown head gasket

Oct 6, 2009 | 05:38 AM

flat4

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Thanks, would you know torque value of cylinder head?

Oct 6, 2009 | 08:27 AM

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Sounds like you got a bown head gasket

he just said that he has none of the symptoms of a blown headgasket

Oct 6, 2009 | 12:14 PM

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I'd try a hydrocarbon test and check for a possible headgasket, there really isnt anything else that would cause a cloud of white smoke.

Oct 6, 2009 | 02:16 PM

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^^running very rich will. could have something wrong with the emissions. In that case i would have expected a check engine light though. So who knows.

Oct 6, 2009 | 04:19 PM

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^^running very rich will. could have something wrong with the emissions. In that case i would have expected a check engine light though. So who knows.

Running rich will be black or grey depending how rich the mixture is. White is usually coolant/moisture.