Hi there ive got a frst and i have recently chnaged the head gasket and inlet gaskets when it was all back together i started it up and all was fine, but we noticed a slight drip of water comming from the inlet gasket where the water pipe is connected underneath ( think it goes to the water cooler on the oil filter housing) so off came the inlet manifold and fitted a genuine ford inlet gasket once it was all back together again i started in up and there was white smoke comming from the exhaust!

Note: this only started after changing the inlet gasket the second time not when the headgasket was changed!

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks lpeet

 

Is coolant level going down ?, could just be due to cold temps, as they won't steam/condense till a little bit warm, did you run it longer 2nd time ?
tabetha

 

you sure this isn't just condensation?
you will get this loads fella, bigger the bore on the exhaust, the more you will get.
i get loads of comments about it on my project car, and it always clears up after a few minutes idling, or a couple when driving.
just keep an eye on coolant level and engine temp, go for a spin for ten mins or so, then look at the exhaust and be happy it's cleared up, if not H/G or turbo failure iminant.
also, bear in mind it's colder out now, so even more condensation will settle in your exhaust