Hi, this might be fun... at least for you wink

What do you think, is the car dying or not? Symptom: Very rough idle, exhaust is "putt"ing, if I rev the engine it usually stalls when returning to idle, and there's that big plume of white smoke behind the car... eek

The good news... no apparent coolant in the oil, or vice versa.

Also, I noticed water literally spraying out of the muffler with each "putt" from a small hole on the engine side. I think the hole may be from the factory, but the water is not wink

Any ideas? confused Thanks!


98 Contour GL (Champagne)
Zetec / ATX
Mods: Blown head gasket