white smoke and bad shake

White smoke would typically be a sign of a head gasket failure. You may be burning coolant in the combustion chamber. Check the oil dip stick tube to see if the oil looks milky, or look in the radiator for the same.

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Had water pump change at a shop.drove it home and it was running a little rough.so I stopped and had it put on diagnostic tester at AutoZone said number one coil misfiring.changed all coils and plugs. Code went off. Got home parked and sat overnight. started the truck it started to smoke white smoke heard gargling sound next to fire wall.shut it off let it cool.checked radiator no bubbles fluid full in radiator and reserve bucket. Checked oil no milky oil.check cap on oil no discoloration.also hose on top was not hot and it was soft. Could this be a thermostat issue or a temperature sensor issue. New radiator and hoses all changed at the beginning of this year. Not wanting to think blown head gasket. And no I'm not a mechanic. i am a disabled woman who can't do my own repairs.and can't afford to keep putting good money after bad. Help please! Mechanic said they saw a small oil leak at head gasket and changed gasket also.had my oil changed at the end of August and haven't even put 800 miles on it.but when I checked my oil it was very low to the point I couldn't even read it on the stick.never ever ran low on oil I'm the only owner and have always changed oil every 3,000 miles. Thanks for any advice.

Did the other shop replace the water pump upon your request or did they diagnose a cooling system concern? I ask because if they diagnosed a cooling system concern they are on the hook for their good or bad diagnosis, meaning that it is a recheck that they have to re-diagnose at no charge. But if it was at your request they should still work with you on checking it out to see if it is a head gasket issue, which can be verified a few different ways because it does sound like a head gasket issue.

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They diagnosed it.thank you

Okay, very good. So give them the opportunity to make it right.

I will try,but just think I will be chasing my tail on this one .

i have a 2003 ram 1500, and check engine light is on and white smoke is comming from tailpipe. what could be the problem?

A scan will tell us the code indicated by the check light, but the white smoke is often a sign of a head problem, are you using coolant?

mark (mhpautos)

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yes i am using coolant , but it was extremly low, i also noticed it stops smoking after engine warms up. any idea what could be the problem?

We need the scan done and the code, any coolant loss however small must be investigated first, the white smoke could be coolant or a sign of incomplete combustion due to a low comp or as suggested a faulty glow plug, i would be doing a compo test as well.

mark (mhpautos)

well being is that i have a gas engine i doubtr it would be a glow plug. i am bringing it in to the shop tomm. i will ask them what code was given to make check engine light come on. i will get back to u tomm. thanks

Got yours mixed with another post, sorry about the glow plugs.

mark (mhpautos)

Vehicle is blowing out white smoke from the exhaust and dripping liquid as well. Added coolant and ran the truck for twenty minutes did not help. Vehicle did not overheat.

Good evening.

White smoke is a result of burning coolant. it sounds like you have coolant coming out the tail pipe as well.

You have internal engine damage. it may be a head gasket but needs to be confirmed. a shop can do this by performing a leak down test on each cylinder to determine if a gasket has failed.

Roy

Or you could just remove all the sparks plugs and the one spark plug that has coolant on it is where the head gasket is blown.

Yes, you can check your plugs but the root cause is what you need to check. coolant in the cylinder could also come from a bad intake gasket. that is why you need to do the leak down test.

Roy

Master, how would a leak down test confirm an intake gasket leak? The intake valve is closed when the piston is up at TDC compression stroke, when the leak down test is performed.
You are scaring the customer saying, "You have internal engine damage." when that might not even be the case, it may just be a gasket.

So which one would be more beneficial? Internal engine damage is not settling and from what I have looked at I am hoping it is just the head gasket.

This is why you need to have the leak down test done. that will tell you the direction that you are going.

the leak sown test will not confirm the intake. it will confirm the head gasket. if the leak test is good then I would suggest going after the intake gasket.
Roy

I would start with a compression test to at least know if and which cylinder it is first. Then perhaps the leak-down test instead of having to do the leak-down test on every cylinder cause that would take more time having to place every single piston at TDC compression. It could though ending up being the intake gasket leaking the coolant. Or just remove all the spark plugs and the one with the coolant on it, start there doing the compression test and then leak-down if need be.
Make sure when you are all done, you drain that motor oil and change that filter to get all that coolant out that leaked pass the piston rings cause if left down there is will eventually wash away the motor oil on the bearings and ruin them.

Okay, thank you both for your input.

2002 dodge ram 1500 4.7 liter, when cold valves click and alot of white smoke came out from exhaust,seems like it needs coolant topped off more often but has no leaks,replaced radiator about 8 months ago. Could it be a bad head gasket?

does seem to have those symptoms. you can get exhaust analyzed for anti freeze trace. you could also pressure test system to see if a leak is present.

You are welcome and good luck!

they make a lot of liquid head gasket repair products these days. yours being a mild case is in your favor for such a fix. especially if it's a crack and not a gasket?

One last thing, we have a family friend who is a mechanic but is about an hour and forty five minutes away from where I am. Would there be any further damage possible if I drove it there?

I do not recommend you drive it any further at all. Look into renting a tow bar, a tow rope if legal in your state or something else.
If you have to absolutely drive it, at least do an oil/filter change first to get all the coolant out of the oil pan, make sure the coolant is topped off, too and keep an eye on the temperature gauge, check engine light, etc., and any steam from under the hood, engine knocking or any sudden more white smoke out the tailpipe and drive as easy as you can.

Truck is running a rough idle and blowing out white smoke thru the exhaust. What is the likely source?

White smoke is a sign of burning engine coolant, typically from a leaking head gasket. Has the level dropped in the coolant reservoir?

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01' DODGE 1500 WHITE SMOKE FROM RIGHT TAIL PIPE

Have you had to add coolant? White smoke indicates there is coolant getting into the combustion chamber. My guess is a bad head gasket.

Let me know about coolant usage. Also, check to make sure the coolant isn't mixing with the oil.

Let me know what you find.

Joe

My truck is a 2500, 24 valve Cummings. It has been blowing white smoke out the exhaust. I took it in and the engine checked out fine. I have also had a Freon problem which I let go until it got hot recently. The thing is that it was not blowing white smoke while I was out of Freon. I just picked it up and was running my AC on high, came to a stop sign and it was blowing white smoke again. I turned the AC off and it quit, it did this two more times on the way home just to make sure. My mechanic tells me the two systems are separate.

Please help!

Yes they are separate it sound like you have a blown head gasket. Is the coolant low?

Please let me know, Ken

Sometimes white smoke starts coming out of the tailpipe. This last for about 3 minutes and then stops. Right after the smoking it pings when I accelerate. This stops after about a mile. The truck does not loose power or hesitate. It just blows a large cloud of white smoke.

White smoke is generally related to coolant burning, are you losing any coolant?

Pinging can be from a multitude of reasons causing a lean condition. MAF contamination, excessive build up of carbon to name a couple. Thry an air induction service for the pinging, It's good maintenance regardless.
I would try what I call an air induction service.
I like to use castle hydroblast. You spray it into a vacuum line such as the brake booster line if nothing else is accessible. Full spray for 3 minutes, stall the engine with it or have someone kill it while your spraying. Let it set for a few hours then take for a short drive in low gear, revving the rpms to help break it up. First use Castle cleansrite to clean the throttle bore. Try to get the throttle plates scrubbed good with a brush, while your spraying. Use a rag to wipe the carbon out between brushings. Seafoam is another good product, but smokes a lot.

IF you can't find Castle, here is my rep's email:
robw@castlepackspower.com

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sometimes puff of white smoke comes out upon startup. did lose some coolant, but when i topped coolant off no smoke or rought start ups? also no coolant ever got mixed with engine oil. It never smoked when warmed only at startup anyone that can tell me what it was?

I don't know where you live, but if it's cool outside, it could just be condensation from the exhaust system. If you have to add coolant often, it could still be a head gasket even though it isn't getting into the oil.

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My Ram Van 1500 has a problem it burns oil alot it does not leak or anything i do not know what it is and also when you start it it throw white smoke