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Hi boys, got a weird one today. 190k miles. Tranny has ~130k. 05 sport Trac XLT. Stock engine 4.0L SOHC. I replaced the fuel filter, or tried to and couldn’t get the line going to the engine off. So I gave up, put it back together, and decided to drive it to a professional to get it done. Problem is after I put it back together and started it the next morning, it started smoking white and blue smoke and misfiring. Codes read random and cylinder 1&2 misfires. Oil leak also sprung somehow, it appears to be dripping from the exhaust manifold (an exhaust leak I’ve had partially fixed for a while now). I still drove it to get the fuel filter changed but the problem persists with the new filter. It runs, but not smoothly. Smoke sometimes smells sweet as well. I’m concerned it’s a head gasket, but how the heck did that happen from a fuel filter change? I should mention that I depressurized the fuel system by pulling the fuel pump fuse and letting it stall. Please help, I have no clue how this is related if at all. the smoke comes and goes. Seems to level out after running for a while, doesn’t disappear at any time I don’t think, but it sometimes produces clouds from start to out of first gear. A lot of smoke. Sometimes smells sweet, sometimes smells rich, sometimes oil. 


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Blue smoke is oil, white smoke is water/coolant. Stop driving it before you kill it. Check your oil, if it’s creamy frothy or creamed coffee color you have water in your oil. Also check coolant see if it looks funky to. Unless you unbolted a head bolt while working on fuel filter I doubt it’s related. Did you undo any bolts from the engine? Around the intake or head?

Get a head gasket test kit.

https://www.amazon.com/Block-Tester-BT-500-Combustion-Leak/dp/B06VVBSFTF/ref=asc_df_B06VVBSFTF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312177448019&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13367722941155566795&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008565&hvtargid=pla-570352767565&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61495038909&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312177448019&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13367722941155566795&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008565&hvtargid=pla-570352767565


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