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1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Repair Question


Topics covered: Smoke, Engine, Gas.
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Asked on February 16, 2009

1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette van blowing out white smoke and

Engine Cooling problem
1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 136000 miles

1998 3.4l engine running hot and loss of power. replaced thermostat but still running hot. idling real rough and white smoke coming out of exhaust. don't know if is intake or head gasket. help me please!
Avatar Asked by coldawngirl

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Replied on February 17, 2009

That sounds like a head gasket.White smoke is usually coolant, blue smoke is oil, bad intakes usually smoke blue.

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