Timeline for 2003 Honda Civic 1.7 vTec - White Smoke from the tailpipe
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| May 7, 2016 at 5:02 | comment | added | Old_Fossil | white sweet smelling smoke-burning antifreeze, grey smoke burning oil, | |
| Mar 12, 2014 at 18:45 | comment | added | Bob Cross♦ | @UlisesDelgadillo, burning oil would be gray and smell different. Coolant can't get into the combustion chamber too many different ways: a broken head gasket is the easiest one. Overfilling oil can be bad but is unlikely to break things in the ways that you describe: mechanics.stackexchange.com/q/1125/57 | |
| Mar 12, 2014 at 18:33 | comment | added | Ulises Delgadillo | Perhaps it couldnt be that I over filled the engine with oil? Turn on the car today and no white smole and no more smell but checked the temp gauge and it got to the middle by the time I started the second lap around my block | |
| Mar 12, 2014 at 16:26 | comment | added | Bob Cross♦ | @UlisesDelgadillo, then I think you have strong evidence to support the hypothesis. I'd recommend that you talk to your shop and tell them "I think I blew my head gasket." They can do a compression check to confirm the loss of pressure but, at that age, it's not the worst idea in the world to replace the gasket anyway. | |
| Mar 12, 2014 at 14:34 | vote | accept | Ulises Delgadillo | ||
| Mar 12, 2014 at 14:33 | comment | added | Ulises Delgadillo | I didnt change the oil I just added a little bit more and then later on like 5 minutes it started to happen. Yes it smells like antifreeze. | |
| Mar 12, 2014 at 11:44 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | Completely agree ... was almost done with just about the same answer. | |
| Mar 12, 2014 at 11:43 | history | answered | Bob Cross♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |