When the car is started, excessive white smoke comes out of tailpipe. check engine light has come on. What causes this white smoke?
Nov 12, 2008 at 2:04 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,
White smoke is an indication that there could be a coolant leak into the cylinders, have the cooling system checked, have a head check done and get a scan to see what the set fault code is, start here.