Misfirng cause white smoke?

[jay-vtr]

My old clio has just started misfiring and pluming white smoke on acceleration... could this be caused by misfiring?? its had a new HG about 2000 miles back

im baffled

any help would be much appreciated, i was gonna sell it but it might be heading to the scrappy :) stupid renaults

[mickoo]

humm well black smoke is unburnt fuel ! blue ish is oil! and white is usualy just steam from water in the exhaust boiling and steaming which usualy stops affter a few mins of running .. im sure there is no need to scrap it becuse of a lil proplem :D try listing to ur engine when its running with a screw driver u may bne able to here it firing apprately u can lol.. or try geting a gauge that shows when each spark plug fires or smthing like that i fix diesls even thoe i cant spell it ha!.. good luck

[Wilkys-sexy-saxo]

Possibly head gasket. That causes white smoke, get it looked at before it causes damage.

[kev999_VTR]

Does sound like it could be head gasket as said above. Will be a bit pricey if it is. Get it to the garage ASAP.

[saxonovice]

Go back to the garage where you got the head gasket done and ask them to re-torque the head.

[theshrew69]

Head gasket mate !

No dont go ask the garage to re tourque the head as someone said this wouldnt solve it.

Take it back tell em to change it again and do it right this time !