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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 4:18 PM
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CARADIODOC
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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 4:31 PM
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