i got a chrysler concorde 1997.i was driving and noticed smoke coming under the

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dustinb

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hood. whats wrong with my car?
but thats not it.... it was coming from the radiator... do you think it could be the thermostat not opening up allowing the antifreeze to get to the radiator.... or one of the hoses busted?????
i already ruled out everthing beside the radiator. it wasnt blue, gray, or black smoke. it was white smoke. its nothing to do with the tranny or the oil or anything else. it has to do with the radiator. green stuff was also leaking out of the radiator and spraying all over my windshield.
 
wow this question is very familiar. ill tell you what i told i believe was you on a nother thread.

well you need to be real specific about this when you see the smoke you need to locate it and determine the smell also. mot always will oil burn blue really only when it is going out of the exhaust after being burned. it could be your coolant, power steering fluid, or tranny fluid could be leaking on something hot, aldo brake fluid could be leaking on something hot, i need to know what type of sound the car makes or if their are any ride handling changes as well. if none of the above it also could be that the engine could be too hot or the fact that you don't have enough oil and the existing oil is over heating its burning it off not through bad piston rings but rather you only have 1-2 quarts when you should have 4-5 and the oil is over heating.

here is what you do first check all of your fluid levels, engine off for the tranny you need the engine on, if they are all good than let it run for a few min if no smoke still than you need to drive the same way that you were when you first saw it, when you see the smoke pull over immediately and pop the hood to see the source (check the temp gage if its running hot you need to turn it iff so you wont lock up the motor). this is what a shop will do. once you know the source than you can fix it. i recomend take it to a shop that way you get a warrenty with the work, but if you know the source of the smoke you will knock off alot of time you will have to waite in the shop, and you will not have to pay for something that isnt broken
 
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