Author Topic: 1997 Mustang GT 4.6L Smoke white why?????  (Read 4144 times)

wingrg

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1997 Mustang GT 4.6L Smoke white why?????
« on: July 08, 2009, 11:12:00 PM »
Hi i just notice that few days ago if i stop in a red light and be like 5 min idle or more  or in heavy traffic soon as i acelerate my stang smoke white but only for a fewseconds theres no smoke under normal  running can someone tell me the posible reason for this.
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Re: 1997 Mustang GT 4.6L Smoke white why?????
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2009, 12:03:18 AM »
White smoke is generally water/anti-freeze being burned.   That  generally means a blown head gasket, or at least one that is leaking water into the combustion chamber.  Keep checking your water level in your radiator when the car is cold to make sure the level stays the same.  Also check to see if there is any oil slick in the water.  If in doubt, perform a compression check. 
Look at the inside of your oil cap.  If it has a milky looking substance collected there during the summer on a hot day, then the engine is leaking water into the oil.  During the  winter, that could just be condensation.
If the smoke is a thick white smoke it could be transmission fluid being pulled up through a vacuum line to the intake manifold and being burned, this was quite common on older Ford and Chrysler vehicles that had a vacuum shift solenoid and an automatic transmission. Keep checking your automatic transmission fluid. 

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Re: 1997 Mustang GT 4.6L Smoke white why?????
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 09:10:51 PM »
You have a blown head gasket if your coolant level drops. I recommend shutting it down immediately before the sensors are damaged I.E. oxygen.

 

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