How do i know if my head gasket is broke

Asked by Dwayne Jun 13, 2013 at 01:50 PM about the 1993 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

White smoke is coming out of my
exaust

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Pete answered 10 years ago

white smoke could just mean your burning oil. bad head gasket will either show oil in your coolant or coolant in your oil. burning oil enough to turn your exhaust white means you have very worn out piston rings. so either way, im sorry to say its not good...

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Terry answered 5 years ago

oil burning is blue smoke, fuel mixture rich is black smoke, white is steam, and means that coolant is getting into combustion chamber.

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