1998 Pontiac Grand Prix White Smoke

Tiny
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  • 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 176,000 MILES
I have a 98 Grand Prix GT V6 3.8 with 176000. My cars engine caught on fire due to a oil leaking into a spark plug. Since it has been at the shop I have had the plugs and wires change, o rings, all the gaskets, a new valve cover, and a cylinder head replaced and my car is still blowing white smoke. What else could be wrong?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 AT 5:06 AM

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Tiny
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How long have you run it? Sometimes if the cat converter gets coolant in it, it will take a hard drive to get the cat hot enough to burn it out, otherwise it will smoke for a while. Did you do both head gaskets? Why was one head replaced?
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 AT 7:16 AM
Tiny
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I am not sure how long they ran the car, and yes only one head was replaced, I was told the other did not need replace.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 AT 10:55 AM
Tiny
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What about the head gasket? One head should never be done without the other in my opinion
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 AT 12:38 PM

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