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Old 09-24-2014, 02:04 PM #1
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02 4runner smoking and no power!
i got a 2002 runner 4wd 3.7l v6, was driving home and started to chug. got home tried to drive this morning lost all power and cut off. turned it off and was able to get it home. it sat for a couple hours while i started to research. everything was leaning towards a clogged fuel filter. so i replaced it. when started it back up after filter change it is blowing white smoke and still having same problems. it has 165k and never had this problem before. any help would be awesome as i am lost... thank you
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White "smoke" out the tailpipe...likely a blown head gasket. Common enough. Less common would be a cracked block or head. You've got coolant making it's way into the combustion chamber. Best if you not try to run the engine until it gets fixed.

White = steam.
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would it do me any good to get hold of a code reader and see if any codes pop?
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also i have been reading that if you have a blown head gasket that you will get a sweet smell coming from vents. i was not getting a sweet smell.
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If you smell coolant through the vents that means it is leaking externally in the engine bay. Leaking internally the coolant either mixes with the oil (milky film in the oil on the underside of the oil cap) or in the combustion chamber (white smoke out the exhaust).
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would it do me any good to get hold of a code reader and see if any codes pop?
No. Tow it to a shop. Don't try to run the engine.
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