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on the parkway, white smoke came out of my car, it made a noise and I pulled over. It would not start back up.... any ideas?Blessings to you too.

Submitted: 283 days ago.
Category: Car
Value: $9
Status: CLOSED
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2001 outback staton wagon legacy all whee

Already Tried:
was towed.
some white smoke, it went away, came back I was on the tru way.noise was kind of loud, bangbang bang?Did not see anything leaking- maybe some from air conditioner? when it was towed, but only a little.would not turn over or start.kind of clunked, whined? hope some of that helps.

Posted by Peter 283 days ago.

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Year/make/model/engine size?

Smoke out of under the hood or out of the exhaust?

Check engine light before this happened?

283 days ago.

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V6 engine out of exhaust in the back- did not see it right away maybe?No check engine light. that I saw---

Posted by Peter 283 days ago.

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Year make and model?????

282 days and 23 hours ago.

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I answered that above, I thought, sorry.. Subaru outback legacy 2001 V6 all wheel automatic trans

Posted by Peter 282 days and 23 hours ago.

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Sorry the website is running a little slow and did not display your optional inforamtuion at first.

Did you happen to notice any temperature gauge fluctuation or overheat before this happened?

282 days and 23 hours ago.

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No- It might have, but I did not see it.

282 days and 23 hours ago.

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Did you have another question?

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Ok, my fitst thought when you say White smoke here is Coolant, I have seen cylinder heads crack or head gaskets blow on this car before. If the car wil not start here there is a possibility that the cylinders are flooded with coolant. Your mechanic will need to make some inspections here to better diagnose this but whenevery you see white smoke from the exhaust this is a key indication of coolant in the exhaust....not good. Sorry to hear of the troubles.

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Expert: Peter
Pos. Feedback: 99.2 %
Accepts: 436
Answered: 6/8/2009

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282 days and 23 hours ago.

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Does this mean it might be fixaalbe? range of cost? Love my subaru and hoping it is ok...
YOu do not have to answer if done.. Thank you for the information. Bless you. Donna

282 days and 23 hours ago.

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I think I did reply and pay.. I guess they will let me know if I did not.. DO not want to pay over again! Thanks. New to the site. Donna

Posted by Peter 282 days and 23 hours ago.

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You need to allow more then 60 seconds for a reply here, I deal with several customers at one time.

Yes anything is fixable on a car. Price range I don't want to scare you or be over optimistic. To be completely honest the mechanic will need to take some preliminary inspections before determining if the engine needs to be torn apart to better inspect or if the motor is shot. You can always reply back here if you need more input once the car is properly inspected first hand.

282 days and 22 hours ago.

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Not trying to rush you. I thought you did not want to waste time waiting for me to answer.. As I said, I am new to site. Thank you for your reply to my follow up on the last qustion. I appreciate it and gave you a excellent rating, or at least I meant to do so. Donna

282 days and 22 hours ago.

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I will figure we are done, so you do not need to reply. I do not want to block you like I would not work with you. So thanks for your time. I appreciate it. Donna
I guess what I am trying to say is that i do not want to mess up your statistics of accepted answers by not accepting, but do not want to pay $9 for a followup I should have asked on the question. So I am writing this to let you know that, and to have on record that I was satisfied with the answer and the reason I did not accept this question for payment. Does that make sense? So you do not have to be bothered with answering unless there is something else I have to do to close the process.Thank you for your patience and your answer! Donnamommygio39972.4794550926

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