95 honda civic

1995 HONDA CIVIC
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TERESAM
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my car has white smoke comming out the muffler what does that usually mean
Feb 4, 2007 at 1:19 AM
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GARFIELD
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Are you loosing any coolant or oil? Is the smoke white or light grey. If you are loosing coolant then the smoke is the coolant burning, which could mean a leaking head gasket, cracked water jacket in the block or the head.
Feb 4, 2007 at 8:09 AM
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TERESAM
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well its a 95 honda civic and the smoke is white and gives a little smell to it but it has never over heated just one day it started blowing white smoke out]
Feb 4, 2007 at 12:46 PM
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BRUCE HUNT
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Pretty easy to diagnose. Have the coolant check and I would bet it is low. Then have the head taken off and checked for cracks and warping. Then get a new head gasket and put it back together but I might suggest as long as you down that far to think about replacing the timing belt and water pump.
Feb 4, 2007 at 1:47 PM