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I drove the car around the block a few times yesterday, and looked like I was trying to kill skeeters.
There was NO smoke at all when first cranked, and even after it was operating temp. But, the more I drove the more it started to smoke. I was actually worried that it might be the rings. Also, NO smoke on deceleration.
Today I pulled each spark plug with a wince, kinda like playing Russian Roulette. Every damned plug was perfect, no oil at all, which brought me back to the exhaust again.
Before the engine was rebuilt, it was smoking like a coal train going up a steep hill. So I guess all of that oil is just sitting in the exhaust. I put my finger in the tailpipe, and pulled out a good inch of black carbon junk that was slightly greasy.
Well today I took the car for an "extended" drive around the block.
It went pretty smooth although there was a time I was blowing more smoke than a new chevy doing laps around the track at gm's proving grounds.[sorry, I just had to .....lol]
There was an old guy [yep, older than me] mowing the grass, who looked at if he wanted to run that mower over me after about four passes down the road with the Nissan.
After a while the low gas indicator came on so I made it back to the house. I then shot a can of engine degreaser up the cars a$$, and back the Altima down hill just a bit.
My heart almost stopped when the OIL INDICATOR light came on !!!!!!! Oh $hit, was it really ENGINE OIL that was blowing out the tailpipe, and not residual oil from the old engine?
Pulled the car back level, popped the hood, and checked the oil dip stick. Whew, the oil level on the stick was the same as it was when I put the oil in the engine.........I guess the severe angle going down hill must have pull the oil too far back in the pan.
So now I'm sitting inside the house with the AC cranked up, and letting my heart settle down.
So, if any of you guys do have to replace your engine where as it was severely smoking, don't forget that there is a good chance it WILL smoke for a while with the new engine until it burns all of the oil in the exhaust pipes...........
And, here is pictures of the car on CL.
2003 Nissan Altima low miles............
http://www.nissanforums.com/l31-2002-2006/191410-code-p1124-engine-wont-start.html#post1431650
I drove the car around the block a few times yesterday, and looked like I was trying to kill skeeters.
There was NO smoke at all when first cranked, and even after it was operating temp. But, the more I drove the more it started to smoke. I was actually worried that it might be the rings. Also, NO smoke on deceleration.
Today I pulled each spark plug with a wince, kinda like playing Russian Roulette. Every damned plug was perfect, no oil at all, which brought me back to the exhaust again.
Before the engine was rebuilt, it was smoking like a coal train going up a steep hill. So I guess all of that oil is just sitting in the exhaust. I put my finger in the tailpipe, and pulled out a good inch of black carbon junk that was slightly greasy.
Well today I took the car for an "extended" drive around the block.
It went pretty smooth although there was a time I was blowing more smoke than a new chevy doing laps around the track at gm's proving grounds.[sorry, I just had to .....lol]
There was an old guy [yep, older than me] mowing the grass, who looked at if he wanted to run that mower over me after about four passes down the road with the Nissan.
After a while the low gas indicator came on so I made it back to the house. I then shot a can of engine degreaser up the cars a$$, and back the Altima down hill just a bit.
My heart almost stopped when the OIL INDICATOR light came on !!!!!!! Oh $hit, was it really ENGINE OIL that was blowing out the tailpipe, and not residual oil from the old engine?
Pulled the car back level, popped the hood, and checked the oil dip stick. Whew, the oil level on the stick was the same as it was when I put the oil in the engine.........I guess the severe angle going down hill must have pull the oil too far back in the pan.
So now I'm sitting inside the house with the AC cranked up, and letting my heart settle down.
So, if any of you guys do have to replace your engine where as it was severely smoking, don't forget that there is a good chance it WILL smoke for a while with the new engine until it burns all of the oil in the exhaust pipes...........
And, here is pictures of the car on CL.
2003 Nissan Altima low miles............