1993 Toyota Pickup

1993 TOYOTA PICKUP
178,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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my toyota pickup1993 is smoking really bad when i start it and drive it i also have to put coolant in it often please help
Mar 31, 2009 at 12:12 PM
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BLACKOP555
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sounds to me like it might be a leaky intake mannifold gasket or a headgasket leak.

that would explain where the coolant is going and also itll tell you why you have that excessive smoke at start upl.

its steam not smoke! from burning antifreeze

perform a cylinder compression test on all cylinders to find out if its headgasket or intake.
Mar 31, 2009 at 12:37 PM
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