Mazda 626 2002 - Piston Rings or headgasket?

Asked by GSI02626 Jul 02, 2020 at 02:58 PM about the 2002 Mazda 626

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi there,
I have a 2002 petrol 626 and it started having excessive smoke coming from
the exhaust, the mechanic I went to said it can either be piston rings or
headgasket. What do you guys think?
If it is a headgasket I might try fixing it up in the summer and finally take it out
of sorn

https://youtu.be/OnLPEOQsl0A (Link for video)

1 Answer

Guru9D749C answered 3 years ago

What color is the smoke? White is a head gasket, black could be rings. Check your spark plugs for goopy black burned oil. Let me know what you find.

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