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1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
180,000 MILES
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JLWILLIAMS3658
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ill be driven down the road and the car will start missing then it blows white smoke out my exsaust and oil goes in my breath tube I put new plugs and plug wirers and new pvc valve in it ive changed oil in it yesterday it just started doing it about 3days ago

May 10, 2013 at 11:18 PM
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White smoke is a sign of burning coolant due to a leaking cylinder head gasket. To verify that you will notice the level dropping in the reservoir. You can add a small bottle of dark purple dye, then search later with a black light. The dye will show up as a bright yellow stain. If you find it inside the tail pipe, the cylinder head gasket is leaking.
May 10, 2013 at 11:31 PM
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