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It was smoking really bad, loud noise when trying to crank, now does not crank

Tiny
KJONES95
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  • 1998 MAZDA 626
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  • 2,000 MILES
My car was smoking real bad and was making a loud noise when you crank it. Now it will not crank. I was told my battery was dead, but I am trying to see why it is smoking. When I used to drive it it will drive slow then pick up speed all of a sudden.
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Sunday, September 9th, 2018 AT 12:43 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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What color smoke do you see? Is the engine using coolant? Have you replaced or charged the battery and tried to do a re start?
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Monday, September 10th, 2018 AT 5:08 PM
Tiny
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White and yes, my battery is brand new but the car just been sitting. I just put an starter on it.
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Monday, September 10th, 2018 AT 6:32 PM
Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi and thanks for using 2CarPros.com.

If the smoke was white, it sounds like you may have a bad head gasket. White smoke usually indicates that engine coolant is getting into the combustion chamber. Here is a test to determine if there is an issue with the head gasket:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Follow that link and let us know what you find.

Take care,
Joe
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Saturday, September 15th, 2018 AT 7:05 PM

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