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oliverr87 · Oct 13th, 2005, 10:28 PM

Hi, I have a 1987 Nissan Pickup truck with the Z24 engine 4 cylinder, fuel injected.

My uncle came home with it, and he was going to replace the brake pistons because the brake master cylinder (not the brake booster) was leaking, and the pistons were worn. So he replaced them, but now when the car starts up, white smoke pours out of the exhaust. Any ideas? I only see one hose going from the booster to the engine...did brake fluid get in there somehow? It doesn't smell like oil...in fact it doesn't have much odor at all. Just pure white smoke...the head isn't leaking any oil, no coolant leaking, and the car was working fine before replacing those pistons. Anybody have ideas?

Oct 13th, 2005, 10:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
oliverr87 Nissan Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 339	White smoke after replacing brake pistons? Hi, I have a 1987 Nissan Pickup truck with the Z24 engine 4 cylinder, fuel injected. My uncle came home with it, and he was going to replace the brake pistons because the brake master cylinder (not the brake booster) was leaking, and the pistons were worn. So he replaced them, but now when the car starts up, white smoke pours out of the exhaust. Any ideas? I only see one hose going from the booster to the engine...did brake fluid get in there somehow? It doesn't smell like oil...in fact it doesn't have much odor at all. Just pure white smoke...the head isn't leaking any oil, no coolant leaking, and the car was working fine before replacing those pistons. Anybody have ideas?