Help with diagnosis

Tiny
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Hello, I own a 1995 Ford Thunderbird LX V8 4.6L

I recently drove down from Sacramento California, to San Francisco, on my way there, my check engine light came on, unfortunately, I was in no position to pull over, or stop. And everything seemed fine, no power loss, leaks, or anything suspicious.

Now, 3 weeks later, I have found that i'm having excess exhaust, color = white.

Every question previous to mine seemed to have other weird things going on, so I think I needed to ask for myself.

I haven’t gone to a mechanic yet, I was wondering if anyone could point me in a more directed area of diagnosis
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 AT 7:56 AM

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Tiny
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How many mile? If it's definately white, it's coolant, added any lately to your radiator, give the exhaust a sniff, you'll most likely be able to smell the coolant. Headgasket is probably blown, check engine light could be anything, o2 sensor could have been coated with antifreeze, right now I would recommend calling a reliable repair shop, if you have one, if not call the local Ford dealer, tell them you want a leakdown test done, they'll know what to do, will confirm a headgasket issue. I would get it done asap, you don't want coolant somehow finding it's way into other areas, it'll trash your engine pretty quick. I'm thinking I read something somewhere about gasket issues with these motors, not 100% on it though
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 AT 10:20 AM

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