I have a 1987 cadillac eldorado it runs great except just recently white smoke is coming out of the tail pipe. What can I do to fix it? Is there a cheap quick fix for it? Maybe a temporary fix till I get a new car?!
2006-07-19 05:59:30 · 13 answers · asked by lee1966 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Water or oil if it has a blue tint to it. You can try putting an additive in it to hold you over till you get a new car. Good Luck. Hope I have been helpful.
2006-07-19 06:04:32 · answer #1 · answered by king_davis13 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well white smoke is a sine of alot of things like a blown head gasket see if your car over heats if it dose thats a sine coolient mabe getting into the vavles and burning the coolient and sending it out the tail pipe or you could have an oil issue oil getting past the oil rings on the piston and during the compression stoke the oil is burning off and sending it out the tail pipe and the way to check that is to pull out a spark plug or too and see if they look oily but to make a long story short its not a cheap fix and theres nothing out there that will fix the problem temporary your problem lies with in the engine what ever it is something in getting into the combustion chamber and burning off and sending it out the tail pipe and this kind of problem is serious how long will it last untill it dies who knows it may run for seven years like that or seven days like who knows but to be really sure take the car to your repair shop and get a free esamate that should give you a better idea on what you want to do next
2006-07-19 13:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me educate most of you boys who THINK you know everything...
1. White "smoke" is steam. Coolant going through the exhaust. Possible head gasket, cracked heads or block.
2. Blue smoke is petroleum based products burning in engine and exiting exhaust. Engine oil (oil control rings, valve stem seals, worn-out block, worn-out valve guides, etc.) Power steering fluid (some vehicles have vacuum operated power steering idle switches that "raise" the idle so as not to "kill" the engine from excessive steering load)
3. Black smoke means air/fuel mixture ration incorrect (running too rich)
Those are the most common kinds of "smoke" on an internal combustion engine
2006-07-19 15:10:16 · answer #3 · answered by J. T. N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your oil. If it is slightly milky looking, or just not looking like it should, it is possible that you have a head gasket leak, which would mean that this antifreeze and water is making it's way into your combustion cycle, burning and becoming white smoke and steam. Like someone else mentioned, "blue" smoke means you're burning oil, and is mostly likely a burnt out ring.
2006-07-19 13:48:11 · answer #4 · answered by jdm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your antifreeze level... if it remains the same, it's not a head gasket or engine problem. If it drops when you drive it, it is and will cost a small fortune to repair it.
Next check the transmission fluid. If it is low, and drops while you drive, your trannys vacuum modulator is bad.... relatively cheap to fix (100 bux or so). A trans shop can help if you need it. Have a good one.
2006-07-19 13:44:11 · answer #5 · answered by Claira Voyant 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's water. If there is a lot of white smoke check if water from cooling system does not get into engine's combustion chamber through a head gasket.
2006-07-19 13:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by BMW M3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad head gasket.
2006-07-19 13:28:43 · answer #7 · answered by Garth C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
means you might have a piston ring going out on your car. Sorry
2006-07-19 13:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by Rusty and Tonya H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John D I concure!
2006-07-19 14:01:24 · answer #9 · answered by brooklynbornson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with john d!
2006-07-19 22:26:07 · answer #10 · answered by Craig C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋