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Altima. Starting a few days ago, my car started emitting a huge puff of whitish/grey smoke upon start up. Only after the car has been sitting for an extended period of time. No sensors have come on in

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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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...Altima GLE model 200k miles Just changed the oil last night. Noticed this morning, whiteish smoke coming out the tailpipe at high RPMs (Merging into traffice at interstate speeds). I don't know if ...

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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 ...

...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 ...

...blue tinted smoke,(almost looks white, but has a tint of blue, and it lingers in the air a lot longer) check the radiator level, and a compression check will determine the condition of each cylinder, ...

Question about 1999 Altima

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...Altima 2.5. Thick white smoke is coming out the exhaust after a cold start. It is using a little oil. Valve seals, rings , or what? usually white smoke means prestone leak head gasket if black rich ...

Question about 2002 Altima

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...blue smoke mean Burning oil. Could be a couple of things. Possible your valve guide seals are warn out. If its blue smoke mostly when you first start the car, its likely valve guide seals. If its ...

...altima has white steam always coming from the exhaust pipe. car runs and drives good. just dont know while it always steaming like it still winter. Could be oil smoke, it's white with a slight blue ...

...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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