My truck is emitting white colored smoke

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
71,439 MILES • V8 • TURBO • 4WD • MANUAL
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MIC1953KY
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It also has a pretty severe shake especially idling. Lifter problem or not?
Jul 18, 2020 at 4:32 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

White smoke usually indicates that coolant is entering the combustion chamber and burning with the fuel. This is usually the result of a faulty head gasket.

Has the coolant level been getting low? Is there any indication of the coolant mixing with the engine oil?

Take a look through this link and see if anything mirrors what you are seeing.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Let me know what you find. I can provide the directions for gasket replacement if needed. Also, you may want to scan the computer to see if there is a code specific to one or more cylinders. Here is a quick video showing how it's done.


https://youtu.be/Cg1WO0UKIYM

Here is a list of obd2 codes you can reference:

https://www.2carpros.com/trouble_codes/obd2

Let me know.

Joe
Jul 18, 2020 at 5:00 PM
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