300zx white smoke running rich

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nathanmoris
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i have white coming out of my tail pipe and it smells very rich. Anyone know whats going on? any help please thanks jonathan


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White smoke is generally coolant or condensation. A very rich condition is going to produce dark black smoke.

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White smoke usually isn't a bad thing, unless you have a lot of it, which then it could be coolant, which would most likely be due to a blown headgasket or cracked block. The smoke you have to watch out for the most is if the smoke has a blue tint to it.


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