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2006 Chrysler Sebring Repair Question


Topics covered: Smoke, Coolant, Smell.
Mileage: 90,000 miles.

Asked on July 14, 2012

Car blows a big cloud of white smoke

My Sebring blows out a big cloud of white smoke while driving. It happens when the car is warmed up and I slow down to make a turn and speed back up again.

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Replied on July 14, 2012

Are you using any coolant?

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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Replied on July 14, 2012

no I'm not losing coolant. I forgot to add the car looses power when this happens.

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Replied on July 14, 2012

Is there any odd smell about the smoke?

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Replied on July 14, 2012

I can't tell to be honest with you.

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Replied on July 14, 2012

White smoke is usually a coolant leak into the cylinders, it can be associated with a sweet smell, brake fluid and trans oil also will produce white smoke but the chances of this is quite improbable in modern cars, i would get the head check done to disprove any head related problem, this is a quick and cheap chemical test to check for Co in the cooling system, apart from that i can only think that it my be a fuel contamination problem, did it start after refueling?

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Replied on July 15, 2012

I refueled last Sunday and it started Monday,but I refueled again Thursday and it is still doing it.

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Replied on July 15, 2012

sounding a bit like a fuel contamination problem, change the filter and drain the fuel out of the old filter into a clean glass container and see how it looks, if cloudy and smells off it will be bad fuel.

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Replied on July 15, 2012

Thank you for your help.

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