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Originally Posted by Deej
possible, what kind of car is it?
If its from the exhaust it shouldnt have anythign to do with heads.
Im no certified mechanic, but i dont think running lean would cause a white smoke. THats 98% oil issue. Meaning cylinders most likely. But you say the compression is fine.... hrmmm....
no clue without witnessing things myself  |
That's not correct, you can have a head gasket leak that leaks in coolant and/or oil into your cylinders which would put all the smoke out the ass end of your car...
Does the smoke smell at all? It could be that a coolant channel is leaking into the head... or oil... a small leak will barely be noticeable on a compression test... a small leak can be within the boundaries of "ok"... White smoke is usually a coolant problem so I can almost guarantee you have a head gasket leak... it's probably just a small one. A tiny bit of coolant makes an enormous amount of smoke :P
Anyway, may I suggest a new mechanic? He should have tracked down the issue by now.