1999 Mercury Sable white smoke coming out of tailpipe

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DARTANION4
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1999 Mercury Sable Engine Size unknown Front Wheel Drive 150000 miles
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my car has just started doing this, when i first start the car after a long period of time like overnight a white cloud of smoke comes out the tailpipe for about 4-5mins and a smell comes inside the car through the heating vents..then goes away after a while. how do I stop this?
Mar 6, 2008 at 6:44 AM
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You need to pressure test the cooling system and find the coolant leak. May have a headgasket and a heatercore leak possibly
Mar 6, 2008 at 7:03 AM
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