White smoke

2000 DODGE DURANGO
150 MILES • 4.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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GLORIA ESPANIO
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White smoke comes out of my muffler. why is this happening? it has oil inside the muffler, it did not overheat and I am not losing coolant.
Mar 1, 2018 at 8:31 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good evening.

White smoke is an indication of burning coolant. You may have a leaking head gasket.
I suggest you get someone to do a leak down test on all the cylinders to be sure there is no damaged head gasket. It is the common reason for this issue.

Roy
Mar 2, 2018 at 5:15 PM
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