Mercury Sable smoking

You have a leak somewhere in your cooling system. Get the vehicle to a repair garage ASAP and have it checked out before you do some real damage to your engine.

I think you mean a "sweet" smell. A sweat smell would be something completely different, and I'd rather not think about what it would indicate.

My mistake there, Matthew. The 'sweat' smell is what occurs when your Sable/Taurus is diagnosed with a cooling core leak and the dealer estimates the cost as $900.

I posted the original message... My husband drove the car yesterday and he said it smoked during the trip as well, not just when he stopped. During the trip it smoked from the back - I assume as the car was moving the smoked got sort of sucked under it... A mechanic checked the cooling system and they have found nothing that dripped or leaked. Could it be from too much oil? This whole thing started right after I had my oil changed... Is that just a coincidence?

You are right... I am sweating... I think I will need to shop for a new car and I am not looking forward to that!

Thanks!