I have a 99 SE with 25000 miles on it...whenever i drive there is a tremendous amount of white smoke that exits the exaust...and the engine seems to vibrate or shake whenever i press the gas...??? Anyone know what the problem might be??? Thanx!!

 

does it do it when its warmed up?

if so.. then pull the ECU code.. its running lean.. your knock sensor might be bad..

 

YES! i drove about 3 miles today and all the cars around me were covered im white smoke...how do you pull the ecu code??

 

you have a serious problem my friend..

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=45274

get back to us ASAP.. have you changed your oil lately?

 

BLOWN HEAD GASKET - You've got coolant getting into your cyliners. Don't drive the car anymore. If water (coolant) is getting into your oil and you continue to drive it, your going to distroy your engine.

 

blown head gasket is right. white smoke means steam. don't drive the car until it's fixed.

 

That's what i thought it was...The guy at the Nissan dealer said that same thing I will have to get that replaced..Thanks for the help!

 

since you have a 99.. and you should be under power train warranty 6/60k .. they should do it for free

 

Only thing..I have a salvage title

 

may explain why your motor is blown

 

that's not good

 

you bought the car with teh salvage title on it?

 

SAlvage titles are a be-otch to do things with dude...get ur car checked out....really checked out...sometimes those cars have things wrong that are unidentifiable..thus unfixable...even tho everything looks all pretty....get the gaskets changed by nissan or whoever.....maybe everything will be cool

 

a crack in the head. Either way, the labor will set you back atleast $800. Hope you don't have to buy new top ends. Brand new will set you back aleast $1000. Overheating the engine will really mess stuff up.

 

Just drop a 2002 3.5L in it.

 

yeah..i hope it's just the gasket and not the head..some guy said it was a crack in the block..?how is that possible??

 

White smoke is an obvious sign for internal coolant leak. It could be blown head gasket or cracked block. Either way could cause internal coolant leak to the chambers, thus the white smoke.

 

OIC ..Is it possible to drop the 2002 3.5 in our 4th gens???if so how much would it run???

 

The 3.5L engine most likely will not fit the transmission case.

 

Well i guess he'll just have to get the 6 spd too