I’ve got a 2001 Maxima with 17000 miles on it. Needless to say it
doesn’t get driven very much. Yesterday I took it out for the first time in
a while and drove about 30 minutes on the interstate to a friends house for
Easter. Drove back and put the car in the garage. Started it today and a
large puff of smoke came out of the tail pipe. Never did that before. What
could this be from?
27
Jan
Smoke!
Grey_Max wrote:
> I’ve got a 2001 Maxima with 17000 miles on it. Needless to say it
> doesn’t get driven very much. Yesterday I took it out for the first time in
> a while and drove about 30 minutes on the interstate to a friends house for
> Easter. Drove back and put the car in the garage. Started it today and a
> large puff of smoke came out of the tail pipe. Never did that before. What
> could this be from?
What color was the smoke?
"JimV" <jv9…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Grey_Max wrote:
>> I’ve got a 2001 Maxima with 17000 miles on it. Needless to say it
>> doesn’t get driven very much. Yesterday I took it out for the first time
>> in a while and drove about 30 minutes on the interstate to a friends
>> house for Easter. Drove back and put the car in the garage. Started it
>> today and a large puff of smoke came out of the tail pipe. Never did that
>> before. What could this be from?
> What color was the smoke?
White. Looked like oil smoke, but could something have gone wrong that
fast to cause an oil smoke cloud behind the car. Had a peculiar smell to it
too. Not like oil smoke, not like unburned gas, not the old converter "egg
smell" either.
Oil smoke is generally blue. How long did it last?
Grey_Max wrote:
> White. Looked like oil smoke, but could something have gone wrong that
> fast to cause an oil smoke cloud behind the car. Had a peculiar smell to it
> too. Not like oil smoke, not like unburned gas, not the old converter "egg
> smell" either.
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How much time did you noticed the white smoke, or ir it continously
exhausting white smoke for how many time?
regards
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>> Grey_Max wrote:
>>> I’ve got a 2001 Maxima with 17000 miles on it. Needless to say it
>>> doesn’t get driven very much. Yesterday I took it out for the first time
>>> in a while and drove about 30 minutes on the interstate to a friends
>>> house for Easter. Drove back and put the car in the garage. Started it
>>> today and a large puff of smoke came out of the tail pipe. Never did
>>> that before. What could this be from?
>> What color was the smoke?
> White. Looked like oil smoke, but could something have gone wrong that
> fast to cause an oil smoke cloud behind the car. Had a peculiar smell to
> it too. Not like oil smoke, not like unburned gas, not the old converter
> "egg smell" either.
Change the oil to Mobil 1 5W30 if you are not going to drive it that
much. Also, check the PCV for being plugged up.
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Grey_Max wrote:
> I’ve got a 2001 Maxima with 17000 miles on it. Needless to say it
> doesn’t get driven very much. Yesterday I took it out for the first time in
> a while and drove about 30 minutes on the interstate to a friends house for
> Easter. Drove back and put the car in the garage. Started it today and a
> large puff of smoke came out of the tail pipe. Never did that before. What
> could this be from?
possibely ur head gasket on it way out u may need a new 1
White smoke is generally anti freeze burning, keep an eye on the coolant
level. The coolant could be seaping into the intake manifold, doubt if its a
head gasket.
Tom
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> I’ve got a 2001 Maxima with 17000 miles on it. Needless to say it
> doesn’t get driven very much. Yesterday I took it out for the first time
> in a while and drove about 30 minutes on the interstate to a friends
> house for Easter. Drove back and put the car in the garage. Started it
> today and a large puff of smoke came out of the tail pipe. Never did that
> before. What could this be from?
Could it be dead body shoved up the tail pipe and burned?
that would sure make it smoke.
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> Could it be dead body shoved up the tail pipe and burned?
better yet change the oil to Ams/Oil, much better oil
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Change the oil to Mobil 1 5W30 if you are not going to drive
it that
much. Also, check the PCV for being plugged up.
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Grey_Max wrote:
> I’ve got a 2001 Maxima with 17000 miles on it.
Needless to say it
> doesn’t get driven very much. Yesterday I took it out for
the first time in
> a while and drove about 30 minutes on the interstate to a
friends house for
> Easter. Drove back and put the car in the garage. Started
it today and a
> large puff of smoke came out of the tail pipe. Never did
that before. What
> could this be from?