White smoke and stalls
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White smoke and stalls
I have a problem that no one seems to be able to figure out. I have a 97' 4wd Blazer with 126,000 miles but up until now ran fine.
Ok this June on hot summer evening I drive to Sacramento on the freeway at 70 mph and I see the 4wd light on. Never happened before, switching to 4wd by itself. So I push the 2wd button and continue on. Then I turn around and drive back home, (45 minutes) again on the freeway. As I am getting on my off ramp I see white smoke coming from the passenger side of the car and then it shudders and stalls. I have it towed home and had it looked at. They couldn't find anything and it ran fine for a month when it did it again. Going up a hill on a hot day this time at 50 mph, starts smoking, I stop and let it cool start it up then it stalls. I let it cool some more and it runs fine. This has happened two more times. Always on a hot day, coming up a hill.
Ok so I had the 4wd disabled thinking it was something to do with the 4wd and as I will never drive in snow again. I have a brand new fuel pump, new radiator, new AC unit, had the oil changed, had the transmission serviced and it still does it. I do have an oil leak but I don't have to put oil in it every week or even month, just my regular oil change. Can't afford to have all the oil lines changed right now. I can understand the oil spilling onto a hot engine and that is the smoke, but why does it stall after I let it cool off? The smoke is coming from just underneath the transmission fluid dipstick area. Help.
Thanks in advance.
Ok this June on hot summer evening I drive to Sacramento on the freeway at 70 mph and I see the 4wd light on. Never happened before, switching to 4wd by itself. So I push the 2wd button and continue on. Then I turn around and drive back home, (45 minutes) again on the freeway. As I am getting on my off ramp I see white smoke coming from the passenger side of the car and then it shudders and stalls. I have it towed home and had it looked at. They couldn't find anything and it ran fine for a month when it did it again. Going up a hill on a hot day this time at 50 mph, starts smoking, I stop and let it cool start it up then it stalls. I let it cool some more and it runs fine. This has happened two more times. Always on a hot day, coming up a hill.
Ok so I had the 4wd disabled thinking it was something to do with the 4wd and as I will never drive in snow again. I have a brand new fuel pump, new radiator, new AC unit, had the oil changed, had the transmission serviced and it still does it. I do have an oil leak but I don't have to put oil in it every week or even month, just my regular oil change. Can't afford to have all the oil lines changed right now. I can understand the oil spilling onto a hot engine and that is the smoke, but why does it stall after I let it cool off? The smoke is coming from just underneath the transmission fluid dipstick area. Help.
Thanks in advance.
#3
Just had my transmission serviced. Smoke is coming from under the hood, passenger side, right underneath the transmission dipstick. I am a female and don't have a clue what a "seal" is. Thanks though.
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