Light white smoke, misfiring code still on?

Tiny
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  • 2014 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 79,000 MILES
The vehicle overheated on me the other day because there was no water in the radiator, and started to make light white smoke from the exhaust whenever the car stopped. I also didn't drive for more than a minute when the car overheated. This only happens when the car is warmed up, I also got a misfire in cylinder 3, I changed the coil of cylinder 3 and changed all spark plugs, checked the cylinders ratio, they all run on the same frequency when accelerating, I added about 3 small bottles of fuel injectors, and I also checked the coolant reservoir and radiator, and they look good to me, no mixture of oil and water, and no leaks.
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 AT 12:55 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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The white smoke can be a blown head gasket (they don't always mix with the engine oil) if you have an injector that is sticking open. I would remove the spark plug to check the color, if it is clean, you may have a blown head gasket and if it is dark or black, I would replace the fuel injector.

This guide can help, and I have included how to change the fuel injector out:

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

Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 AT 8:05 PM

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