So I drove my car with a loose radiator cap

Asked by Tpeters0124 Nov 16, 2017 at 02:10 PM about the 2003 Toyota Camry

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

So I drove my car with a loose radiator cap and
didn't realize till I pulled over , my car was smoking
but never ran hot I watched the temp as I was
pulling off the nearest exit . It was white smoke
coming out of my exhaust pipe is this anything bad
? Or I just have to wait till the car cools off because
there's no oil or water on the ground and water was
still in the reserve jug

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Which he may be correct but if white smoke continues it's a possible signed they either have a crackhead or warped head and maybe have a damaged head gasket you could have boiled it over with the loose It once the fluid is not in to make contact with the sensor it cannot give you a proper reading and the temperature

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