There's a white smoke coming from my exhaust does this mean my head gasket's gone? It's a Renault Clio

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If the head gasket goes the smoke will be black, i.e. you're burning oil. White smoke, particularly on coldish days, is probably nothing to worry about, your choke is on. If the smoke persists even when the engine is warm then take the car in for a tune and service.

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When your head gasket goes you tend to lose a lot of water from your header tank. There will also be a white emulsion/gunge inside your rocker box lid cap where you fill up with oil. This is the water mixing with the oil.

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Yep sounds like it .The first thing id check is the water for oil and the oil for water. Good Luck

I have a Rover 25 1.6 iL on 2001 no sign of head gasket gone,but hard to start,will bump start and some on key

if its a diesel then its unburnt fuel.

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smoke when engine is cold- normal, smoke when engine is hot- head gasket.

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good chance your head gasket is gone...even a better chance your head is cracked....sorry

I ckecked my oils today and it was a milky white. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how do I fix it?

If the smoke smells sweet, its antifreeze getting into the combustion chamber, possibly through a cracked gasket. If it's automatic and smells oily, it's a transmission modulator. Still not sure, do a compression test.

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if you mean on early start up and you are outside in the cold, it is just steam. It will disappear as the engine warms up.

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has the pope died already ??? sorry check your oil and if its a milky residue there chances are it has but numerous other reasons why it's doing that1

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hold your hand behind it until droplets form and then taste it if its sweet yes if not it s probably normal condensation if its cold where you are .

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No it means you've elected a new pope! Congratulations!!!

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If it is just white it is normal, especially in the cold. If the smoke is thick and a blueish white than it is oil and that is a problem.

my 1994 bmw 325 i changed out the water replaced the fan blades hoses belts thermo.&it still over heats "help"

my dads head gaskets just gone the other day but he had black thick smoke coming from exhaust not white

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There is a basic test to find out. Napa sells a cylinder head tester/block tester.
It is a chemical test. Basically you will remove the radiator cap while the engine is cold, then bring the engine up to temperature (follow instructions in the kit) and test with the chemical. If it turns green, it's blown. Before you do that, if the gasket is really bad, the engine oil will be white and milky. Check the oil first. The last time I bought a kit it was around $70.00. It will cost that much to take it to a mechanic.

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Steam out exhaustGood guess:there should be other problems
in conjuction,Eng , Performance--High temp--loss of coolant
You may have to replace a warped or cracked head,can"t tell untill you remove head 3 steps to any problem,. # 1 Evalution}
# 2 {Remedy} # 3{Test} You are in block One,stay there untill
you are sure. .

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If it just started at this time of year no its ok, it just because the weather is cold. try breathing out and you will see same thing.

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are you sure its white smoke or steam?if its white smoke then it anti-freeze burning and it got a leaking head gasket.but if its steam it will dissapear into the air,and nothing to worry about.

Was driving my car yesterday when all of a sudden the battery light came on and then I lost power steering. ??

is it all the time or just when cold?
if it just when cold then normal if all the time then head
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