Wow Nice Km. Welcome to the forum dude.
Are you getting white smoke only at startup? If so, then it's probably water vapor which may be caused by a blown head gasket or a crack in the head casting from the water chamber to the combustion chamber. Perform a compression test on all cylinder and then if you find a suspect cylinder, follow it up with a leak-down test which will pretty much nail down the actual defect spot.Hello,
New member here. I have a 2015 Nissan Murano that has sludge in the engine. It only have 51,000 miles. And yes, I changed the oil.... At every start up, I get BIG puffs of white smoke. I really like Nissan, as this is my second Nissan vehicle, but this sludge issue is changing my mind. Has anyone else had or have this problem. Everyone tells me to trade it in. Nissan says I need a new engine. Any suggestions or fix?
Hi I am having the same problem with my 2015 Murano 47k miles. Nissan says I need a new engine for $11,500. I’m so angry. I want to trash them all over social media. This is my 3rd Nissan. Never again.New Member with random white smoke from exhaust
Update- so my mechanic says the “smoke” we bagged and provided as well as the videos we showed him leads him to believe a small coolant leak is happening and that Nissan will most likely argue with us as to what the issue is and prob not be willing to rebuild or replace the engine so I might want to get out of the vehicle. I’m so upset. I really really liked the pathfinder platinum. First time I bought a car with all the bells and whistles I wanted, 360 cameras, heated and cooling seats, leather throughout and red! I love red. I’m so very upset this has happened and that Nissan sells a piece of crap like this. 47k miles which is young for a Japanese vehicle. I’m probably going to get out of the car, can’t imagine Nissan will stand by their power train warranty and actually fix the issue. So devastated!!
Hi. I am in the same predicament. I have a 2015 murano 47k miles. Engine filled with sludge. Perfect service records with all oil changes required. Nissan said I need a new engine for $11,500. They have AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE. Never again...Hello,
New member here. I have a 2015 Nissan Murano that has sludge in the engine. It only have 51,000 miles. And yes, I changed the oil.... At every start up, I get BIG puffs of white smoke. I really like Nissan, as this is my second Nissan vehicle, but this sludge issue is changing my mind. Has anyone else had or have this problem. Everyone tells me to trade it in. Nissan says I need a new engine. Any suggestions or fix?
Commenting because I see you replied only half a day ago. I’m in this same situation with a 2012 370Z. Bought the car used with 64k miles, threw a cam pos sensor code and wouldn’t stay out of limp mode by the time I got it home (3 1/2 hours later). Took it to Nissan, who told me the engine was sludged, and I’d need a replacement ($5,000 for an engine with twice as many miles as mine), or they could try to clean it (but they assured me it would never run the same again).Hi. I am in the same predicament. I have a 2015 murano 47k miles. Engine filled with sludge. Perfect service records with all oil changes required. Nissan said I need a new engine for $11,500. They have AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE. Never again...
What ever came out of this?Hello,
New member here. I have a 2015 Nissan Murano that has sludge in the engine. It only have 51,000 miles. And yes, I changed the oil.... At every start up, I get BIG puffs of white smoke. I really like Nissan, as this is my second Nissan vehicle, but this sludge issue is changing my mind. Has anyone else had or have this problem. Everyone tells me to trade it in. Nissan says I need a new engine. Any suggestions or fix?
I feel the same way! How can they get away with this!!! Never in my life have I had a car that needed a new engine with less than 60k miles!Hi I am having the same problem with my 2015 Murano 47k miles. Nissan says I need a new engine for $11,500. I’m so angry. I want to trash them all over social media. This is my 3rd Nissan. Never again.
after cleaning out the sludge there is still smoke. Does anyone know how to fix this? Or what the issue is?Hi. I am in the same predicament. I have a 2015 murano 47k miles. Engine filled with sludge. Perfect service records with all oil changes required. Nissan said I need a new engine for $11,500. They have AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE. Never again...
Nissan tells me I need a new engine! I am still never warranty but they said it was due to neglect. I have always had oil changes but they were not at the dealership so they are not accepting my receipts as proof. So frustrated.after cleaning out the sludge there is still smoke. Does anyone know how to fix this? Or what the issue is?
Check this web site for cleaning out engine sludge:
It takes several flushes to get the sludge out. Just be patient; it'll clean up.I did the engine flush on my car and it did not work. The dealer says I need a new Engine. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. I changed the oil the car only has 58k miles an oil light never went on to say it was low and then this happens. Very frustrating.
I am just going to do oil changes every month and keep driving it. Who knows how long it’s going to last. Pretty embarrassing when I start up a 4 year old car but not much I can do at this point. I am not spending 11k to fix a car that I am still paying for.
They told me that I had a long block issue. Or the head gasket is blown. I don’t think flushing it will correct that would it?It takes several flushes to get the sludge out. Just be patient; it'll clean up.