2004 Nissan Altima "blue smoke tail pipe" Questions

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...BLUE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE Blue smoke indicates burning oil. So you oil getting into your cylinders somehow. Could be broken oil ring on one piston. If you have a lot of miles on your car or it has ...

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when car is accelerated in park. Not really blue but a bit excessive. If the smoke is black it is a rich fuel feed condition, if the smoke is a blueish color the valve stem seals must be replaced

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...blue smoke coming out the tail pipe it is burning oil. If there is not blue smoke then it's not burning it would be leaking. And have you checked the oil level? Are you adding oil? if it has smoke in ...

...weather it drives but drags it makes this funny noise What color smoke white means coolant. Blue means oil. You could have loss of compression causing the drag the noise could be a air or coolant ...

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...BLUE SMOKE OUT TAIL PIPE Oil consumption. Bad rings,valve guides This is caused either by high mileage &/or failing oil piston rings. You could also need new valve seals. Do a compression test to ...

or water in the oil, the oil will almost look like coffee creamer. check for white/blue smoke coming from the tail pipe, if you can do a pressure test in the cylinders, it may be the head gasket then

...blue smoke coming out the tail pipe, then that's the cause for a failing catalytic converter as oil is getting to the combustion chamber and being burned off through the exhaust. PO 300 is random ...

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...blue or black smoke coming out of the tail pipe... let me know if you do...Also, does the engine run normally?...No hesitation,or rough idle?...A plugged Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve ...

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...pipe Are you saying you have smoke coming out of the tail pipe ? Or is something dripping onto the exhaust pipe and burning ? If the smoke is coming out of the tail pipe, is it blue, white, or black

...adding oil to the engine I would say the rings or valve guides are worn out.  Could also be a problem with the PCV valve.Black smoke is usually too much fuel, blue smoke is usually burning

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