Fuel pump just replaced. Drove approximately 40 miles, smoke coming fm engine

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Temp Guage not going hot, replaced thermostat 4 months ago, so I don't think it's thermostat.

Dec 17, 2017

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casey40510on Dec 18, 2017

Hello, The color of the smoke will tell a good story. -White - coolant -Black - fire or gasoline The location of the smoke tells another story -Tailpipe - combustion of coolant, gas, oil -Under hood - a large leak or a fire Now, the correlation between the temp gauge, the fuel pump is not strong, so if both showed up after replacing a fuel pump, I would encourage you to tow the vehicle to a professional for assistance.

Charismaticaleoon Dec 18, 2017

Yep, it was under the hood- actually saw it coming from underneath engine and mostly white. The oil dipstick was goopy/milky, which I was told is prob coolant leaking into oil? I guess my concern is, wouldn't a reputable mechanic look around, checking oil levels, etc? He claimed to have test driven the vehicle numerous times after repair and that all seemed well. When I picked up the vehicle, it took several minutes to heat up, indicating to me it hadnt been started or driven for days. It's just not adding up.

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