Engine Stalling or Running Roughly with White Smoke from Exhaust on Toyota Cressida

The 1988-1992 Toyota Cressida used an asbestos type head gasket which commonly fails. Symptoms of a blown head gasket include:

-Start and stall, or no start condition

-Rough idle if the engine starts

-White smoke from exhaust

-Loss of power

-Milky, white oil on dipstick

If you experience these symptoms, do not attempt to restart the vehicle, and have the problem addressed immediately.

The solution is to replace the head gasket with an updated metal head gasket, and flush the engine and coolant systems of contaminants.