White smoke out of exhaust pipe

2005 JEEP LIBERTY
125,000 MILES • 0.6L • 6 CYL
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TIMOTHY10A
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It runs and sounds good, don't see any leaks from engine, temperature is good. But thick white smoke when I stop and idling sometimes when I accelerate.
Jul 8, 2019 at 4:46 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Have you noticed the coolant level slowly getting lower? If you are losing coolant it's a sign you might be having a head gasket issue.Here is a tutorial showing the cause of white smoke from the exhaust:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/white-smoke-or-steam-coming-from-the-exhaust-pipe

Hope this helps and feel free to ask any further questions.Thanks for using 2CarPros.

Danny-
Jul 8, 2019 at 6:04 PM
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