I have a 93 ford escort that is just pluming white smoke.?

Question

Fluids look good but, it still plumes out white smokke and if left to idle; bogs down after about 20 seconds.

Answer 1

Ryan is likely correct. The head gasket has failed and is allowing coolant to enter the combustion chamber, causing the white smoke. If the engine has been overheated, the cylinder head may also be cracked or warped-same result. This needs immediate repair before more serious engine damage is done.

Answer 2

White smoke is usually an indicator of coolant in the combustion chamber, and most commonly this results from a blown head gasket. That said, if you are not familiar with car mechanics, I might as well be speaking Greek (unless of course you are Greek), so I will explain.

Your engine has two major housings, a block that contains your cylinders, crank shaft, piston assemblies and various other components and a cylinder head which contains your valve train (exhaust and intake valve, camshafts, etc.).

Sandwiched between the two is a large gasket with all sorts of holes in it. There are great big holes for the cylinders and a series of smaller holes all along the both sides to allow oil for oil and coolant passages. These holes line up with passages in the block and the head of course, and the surrounding gasket material is what keeps the two oil and the coolant from passing between the discrete passages for where the head and the block are joined.

The gasket sometimes fails, due to age, overheating, or the head not being properly tightened down against the block due to improperly torqued head bolts. When this happens the head gasket fails and coolant and oil can mix through the gaps in it and coolant ends up in the combustion chambers and when it burns off it produces a white smoke.

Normally this will be accompanied by the tell-tale signs of either oil floating on top of the coolant in yoru radiator or coolant overflow tank, or coolant in the oil pan, which you will see small drops of showing up on the dipstick.

Answer 3

Sounds like a head gasket. Somehow, the coolant is getting into the combustion chambers to be burned. We all know how water burns... not.

It could also be something simple, but I doubt it on a 13-year-old Escort. The repairs may cost more than the car is worth, but if there is a real need to keep it, then take it in and have a certified mechanic check it out. They should be able to tell you up-front as to the problems and if they can fix it and a ballpark guesstimate as to how much it could cost. A written quote should not exceed the stated amount unless they speak with you first.

Answer 4

One of a few reasons:
1.) water is getting into the combustion chamber. caused by bad intake manifold gasket, or head gasket. (this answer is the most probable)
2.) bad rings around the pistons. (grey/black smoke)

these are not normally DIY repairs.

Answer 5

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE OR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. AND THAT'S A 13 YEAR OLD CAR SO MOST LIKELY YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A JUNKYARD AND GET 50 DOLLARS FOR IT OR PAY AN GET IT FIXED

Answer 6

ck ur gas sounds like u have water in it to me. ck by putting some in a jar and let it sit, gas will be at bottom water at top.that might be a problem in ur tank or at pump. we had the prob at the pump in the small town where i live. i checked and told the gas station attendant, and didn't buy gas there any more tell they had it checked.

Answer 7

Check to see if there is water in your oil (on the dipstick) Sounds like a head gasket to me...

Answer 8

Head gasket. Check your oil, if its milky looking you need a head gasket.

Answer 9

most likely head gasket.... hope you saved some of that money you haven't been spending on newer cars!! Good Luck!

Answer 10

probably head gasket bad