Occasional white smoke from exhaust, Diagnosis?
Asked by migration_VoltaireT Sep 12, 2013 at 02:18 PM about the 1993 Lincoln Town Car Executive
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Ive got a 1993 Lincoln Town Car that puffs white smoke when hot, hot start, and slow traffic. Im
not sure where to start with this one. The car was recently purchased from an old lady whom
didnt drive much, it sat with dirty oil for a while. Oil has since been changed. Any insight will
greatly be appreciated, thanks guys
4 Answers
Good advice. There are a few things that can go wrong to cause smoke at operating temp but instead of throwing money at it, I'd have the engine evaluated first as suggested.
Pure white smoke or could it be a whitish light blue smoke? Does it smell sweet or like coolant or more like oil/gas mixture? Does smoke only just puff out then stop with no smoke after accelerating? If no loss of coolant I would lean towards valve guide seals. With the age of your car they are probably hard and brittle. Some say they will only cause smoke at start up but that is not correct. They can also do it just as yours does.
Izzynjazzy answered 7 years ago
My car smokes too and smells like antifreeze what can it be its a 2000 Lincoln town car
I was told to try putting different oil in it. What kind of oil should I be putting in it?
