White smoke coming from the exhaust

2008 FORD FOCUS
113,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • TURBO • 2WD • MANUAL
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AARON CLIFFORD
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Hi there. I own the car listed above 1.6TDCI engine. There is white smoke coming from the exhaust. It doesn't happen all the time although it's becoming more regular. It happens when I ease off the accelerator, then big clouds of white smoke comes from exhaust.
Aug 8, 2019 at 6:01 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

White smoke from the exhaust is usually a sign that coolant is being burnt in the combustion chambers of your engine. Here are a couple of links below for you to go to:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/white-smoke-or-steam-coming-from-the-exhaust-pipe
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

This usually happens with a blown head gasket, but it can also be from a coolant crossover tube, on V6 and V8 applications, or a cracked cylinder head or cracked block. Please go through these guides and get back to us with what you are able to find out.

Thanks,
Alex
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Aug 8, 2019 at 6:15 AM