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hello and thank you for helping me out well i have a 95 geo traker and it has the 16 valve 1.6 engine in it with 200,000 miles on it and i just got it to run but it seems like its been awhile sence it ran but when it started i could see some white smoke out the tail pipe and when i riv it up i see oil smoke also i think but its alot of smoke and there was some white stuff on dip stick and oil cap but after running awhile that went away but still smoked out tail pipe so let me know what it could be and what i can do but i also can do headgasket change i have done one on a dodge neon so i can do one but i also wanted to know if its worth doing it or not so let me know what it sounds like and thank you very much for helping me out
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you are probably either looking at bad valve seals, or worn piston rings. honestly, i would try valve seals, because they are inexpensive. if that doesnt work, at 200,000 miles, find a used engine with lower miles on it and put it in. its not worth the money at this point to put rings in it. to put rings in it, youre pulling the engine anyway, and if you do all that, you might as well rebuild the lower end if the engine. see how that turned into much more money? as a tech, i would be recommending a used engine. let me know how it goes.
there is also water comeing out the tail pipe also so i hope its maybe a headgasket lol plz help me out sir
Answerwhat do you have in your radiator? water, or coolant? water, in small amounts is a natrual by product in regular exhaust. now, if you have antifreeze in your rad, and you are getting that green out the tailpipe, then you have a bad head gasket. if you have water in your rad, and you are getting a bunch of water out the tail, same thing. i hope this helps, but i still at this point recommend a used engine.
