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2000 Ford Focus White smoke

Tiny
DANETTEROBINSON
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Engine Cooling problem
2000 Ford Focus 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

My son had a minor accident and he never got the car checked it was running fine until 2 days ago it started with the white smoke and he couldn't drive it. Now someone said it's the head gasket and someone else said replace the engine please help- me with the the smoke is coming from by the radiator?
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 AT 7:22 PM

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Tiny
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White smoke out the exhaust indicates a head gasket or possible intake manifold gasket.

A compression test will tell you if head gasket is problem.

Head gaskets can be changed, it would depend on if it is just a headgasket or a warped head.
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