got a lot of white smoke from tail pipe

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KWIKSPORTS
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Renult laguna 1.9tdi giving a lot of white smoke and now has no power it starts and runs still with a lot of white smoke but uses a lot of oil but no power at all
Nov 14, 2011 at 8:17 AM
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JJIMENEZ8891
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sounds like you have water in cylinders
Nov 14, 2011 at 8:32 AM
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Are you using coolant? i think that you better go get the car checked for a head gasket problem.
Nov 14, 2011 at 8:33 AM
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JJIMENEZ8891
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possible head gasket issue or cracked head even. did this vehicle overheat?
Nov 14, 2011 at 8:33 AM
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Also with diesels, if you have a low compression this will cause excessive white smoke, check valve clearances as well.
Nov 14, 2011 at 8:35 AM