Q: Had brakes serviced.. Now ive got white smoke coming fom the exhaust

asked by on March 12, 2018

My truck has about 87,000 mi...has never run hot...oil pressure is okay...no milky color in oil..no apparent loss of antifreeze. Had brakes serviced, now I've got white smoke fom exhaust.

My car has 87000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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