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Originally Posted by ArktisE92
I get the part that a warped head can result in antifeeze mixing with oil...
But my original question really was about the source of that white smoke--is it the "mixture" getting burned up in the combustion chamber? Or because of overheating as a result of the mixture fouling up the cooling system?
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When the throttle is shut and the cylinders and intake runners are pulling a vacuum, coolant will be drawn into the intake runners (if designed with water crossovers etc) and/or combustion chamber from the head/block coolant passages etc.
The oil issue is separate as depending on how the engine is designed and what fails (head gasket vs some other simple coolant gasket) you could get a lot or a little coolant in the oil.
Tito: are you still driving this car or did you bring it in for service?