Why does white smoke come out of the exhaust.

Tiny
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Why does white smoke come out of the exhaust while driving
Monday, April 8th, 2013 AT 2:47 PM

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Smoke with a tinge of blue or grey is due to oil getting to the exhaust system or being burnt in the cylinders. If it is completely white and you have coolanrt losses issues, that would mean a bad head gasket.
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