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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 11:20 AM
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okay the other day when i changed my oil i started it up and it ran fine took it for a test drive and everything no smoke nothing. so then the next day i wake up and go start my car and i noticed that my car was just covered in smoke and i was like what the hell is this. so i raced the enging to see if it would clear up in which it did but when ever i let my car sit for a few hours then start it blue smoke is pouring out of the car. the smoke is coming from the exhaust and under neath the hood well it looks like it is coming from underneath the hood but that could be from the exhaust and it lingers under there. well if any one has any thought on what it could be that would be very helpful.

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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 05:33 AM
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blown head gasket dude
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by b18bballa
blown head gasket dude
ignore that


its oil, your burning it. you need to get that engine checked out at a mechanic. your engines gonna be toast if you continue driving it

blue=oil
white=coolant
black=fuel
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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CHeck the level of your oil...you may have overfilled it that last oil change...how many quarts did you put in? I watched someone overfill his crankcase many many years ago and it reacted the same way. He just drained out the whole thing and refilled the appropriate amount and everything was all gravy. Driving around with too much oil is not good for your engine and may eventually end up causing a blown head gasket. But in this guy's case I was spectating, it was okay.....This oil level thingy is just an idea, you may look into it if you like...before shedding out more money having a compression and leakdown test done to see how you're burning the oil.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 09:24 AM
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I just noticed you said under the hood also, so another thing is check to see if the oil is leaking anywhere i.e. oil drain bolt & oil filter. There have been cases when oil seeping out of the oil filter from it not being on tight enough, drip down and burn on your downpipe/exhaust system and smoke.
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