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What does it mean when a car smokes from the tail pipe?In: Car Smells |
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Burning oil, either over filled passed the "Full" level, or piston rings need replaced.
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it also depends on the color of the smoke. black smoke is usually a rich fuel mixture,white is either coolant/antifreeze and in cold weather its condensation,blue gray is oil as mention on previous answer.(this varies slightly for diessel engines)
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