I started My 2005 Pontiac grand am 3.4 had a bunch of light grey smoke come out the exhaust I drove it about a mile down the road an it over heated.now its running fine what could cause this

Asked by fordman199219 May 24, 2015 at 02:08 AM about the 1995 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Also my temp gauge stays at 160 but
it use to run around 200

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Thermostat may have hung up should be changed? When was the last time it done. Flush the system with a good system flush, New thermostat and new coolent with 50% water, 50% coolent.

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I changed it back in October but I haven't did a system flush. But would that cause it to randomly blow light grey out the exhaust smoke after sitting all night.

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The grey or blue grey smoke, is an indication of oul being burned. White smoke is antifreeze/water

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The morning smoke is due to valve seals/guides leaking by and collecting on top of the piston. So when u start it up in the morning its burns off the excess oil.

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