White Smoke, Whining and No CEL. Someone help please?
#1
White Smoke, Whining and No CEL. Someone help please?
The car is an 02 Maxima SE 6MT.
While driving over the last couple days, I've started hearing the tone of the engine start to develop a bit of a whine. As accelerate it get's louder.
It was definitely very noticeable today. I also noticed that there was white smoke coming off of the side where my oil cap is.
The car seems to drive fine despite these 2 symptoms and there is no CEL. The car wasn't overheating.
I recently topped off oil and while not paying attention managed to spill maybe a cup of oil.
I tried to wipe it off but I'm sure there were still some left.
My theory is that it's this oil I spilled that's burning and some might have gotten onto the belts which is the cause of the whining noise. Does this seem possible? I feel like I've had this happen before and it eventually went away without me doing anything but keep driving.
While driving over the last couple days, I've started hearing the tone of the engine start to develop a bit of a whine. As accelerate it get's louder.
It was definitely very noticeable today. I also noticed that there was white smoke coming off of the side where my oil cap is.
The car seems to drive fine despite these 2 symptoms and there is no CEL. The car wasn't overheating.
I recently topped off oil and while not paying attention managed to spill maybe a cup of oil.
I tried to wipe it off but I'm sure there were still some left.
My theory is that it's this oil I spilled that's burning and some might have gotten onto the belts which is the cause of the whining noise. Does this seem possible? I feel like I've had this happen before and it eventually went away without me doing anything but keep driving.
#2
The car is an 02 Maxima SE 6MT.
While driving over the last couple days, I've started hearing the tone of the engine start to develop a bit of a whine. As accelerate it get's louder.
It was definitely very noticeable today. I also noticed that there was white smoke coming off of the side where my oil cap is.
The car seems to drive fine despite these 2 symptoms and there is no CEL. The car wasn't overheating.
I recently topped off oil and while not paying attention managed to spill maybe a cup of oil.
I tried to wipe it off but I'm sure there were still some left.
My theory is that it's this oil I spilled that's burning and some might have gotten onto the belts which is the cause of the whining noise. Does this seem possible? I feel like I've had this happen before and it eventually went away without me doing anything but keep driving.
While driving over the last couple days, I've started hearing the tone of the engine start to develop a bit of a whine. As accelerate it get's louder.
It was definitely very noticeable today. I also noticed that there was white smoke coming off of the side where my oil cap is.
The car seems to drive fine despite these 2 symptoms and there is no CEL. The car wasn't overheating.
I recently topped off oil and while not paying attention managed to spill maybe a cup of oil.
I tried to wipe it off but I'm sure there were still some left.
My theory is that it's this oil I spilled that's burning and some might have gotten onto the belts which is the cause of the whining noise. Does this seem possible? I feel like I've had this happen before and it eventually went away without me doing anything but keep driving.
#3
+1 to that... I used to have a Galant VR-4 Limited and replaced the PS pump which happened to be right above my brand new alt. and I got PS fluid all over it and I thought I was hosed! Took an entire bottle of electrical parts cleaner and an overnight dry inside before I had the nerve to put it back in. Turned out OK thank God.
#6
So I guess I was wrong about oil getting on the belts. Took a look at them and they looked clean and dry which is a good thing.
Now for the much worse...
While driving last night, that whining noise was still there and there was still that smell coming from the passenger side. Eventually when I hit the city and had to go through stop lights, my car would struggle picking up from first gear and i thought it went into limp mode.
I noticed as this was happening that the lights dimmed. At first I thought I had stupidly tried to start my car in 3rd gear instead of first, but then tried revving it in neutral before dumping it in gear to get it moving. Once it started moving, the car was fine but once I came to a dreadful stop and had to start picking up, I'd have to do the same thing.
Eventually I couldn't get it up a hill and shut off the car and it didn't turn back on.
Had to get it towed last night and when they tried to jump it the car started immediately. While the car couldn't start, i heard clicking but no cranking. All electronics still worked.
Does this sound like a bad alternator? Any help is appreciated.
Now for the much worse...
While driving last night, that whining noise was still there and there was still that smell coming from the passenger side. Eventually when I hit the city and had to go through stop lights, my car would struggle picking up from first gear and i thought it went into limp mode.
I noticed as this was happening that the lights dimmed. At first I thought I had stupidly tried to start my car in 3rd gear instead of first, but then tried revving it in neutral before dumping it in gear to get it moving. Once it started moving, the car was fine but once I came to a dreadful stop and had to start picking up, I'd have to do the same thing.
Eventually I couldn't get it up a hill and shut off the car and it didn't turn back on.
Had to get it towed last night and when they tried to jump it the car started immediately. While the car couldn't start, i heard clicking but no cranking. All electronics still worked.
Does this sound like a bad alternator? Any help is appreciated.
#7
Check your voltage with the car off. It should be around 12-12.5V, Then, if you can get it started, check it again with the engine running. It should be over 13.5 and under 14. The whining was probably your alternator so either you have a bad battery and it's killed your alternator in which case you'd need to replace them both, or your alternator is bad only and the battery just needs a charge.
#8
I'll try and do that. I'm not at the car right now so I'll do it over the weekend.
In the meantime, it might be useful to know that while the car couldn't start and all I could hear were clicks, I could still use everything. Horn, headlights, radio, windows, etc. with the car in ON but not running.
When it got jump started for me to park it, it started easily and stayed on until i shut off the car. as soon as the car was shut off though, it wouldn't start again.
In the meantime, it might be useful to know that while the car couldn't start and all I could hear were clicks, I could still use everything. Horn, headlights, radio, windows, etc. with the car in ON but not running.
When it got jump started for me to park it, it started easily and stayed on until i shut off the car. as soon as the car was shut off though, it wouldn't start again.
#9
did you ever figure out your problem? sorry to bring this back from the dead, but this exact scenario happened to me tonight in the mcdonalds drive thru. earlier in the day, there was the same whine, same white smoke from that area. next thing i know, AT, Airbag, TCS OFF, and SLIP lights all come on in the drive thru, car dies. Wouldnt start, had to get a jump while cars behind me lined up. Worst **** ever. Either way, wondering how you ended up resolving your problem.
#10
did you ever figure out your problem? sorry to bring this back from the dead, but this exact scenario happened to me tonight in the mcdonalds drive thru. earlier in the day, there was the same whine, same white smoke from that area. next thing i know, AT, Airbag, TCS OFF, and SLIP lights all come on in the drive thru, car dies. Wouldnt start, had to get a jump while cars behind me lined up. Worst **** ever. Either way, wondering how you ended up resolving your problem.
#11
I went to a junkyard and got one for 69 bucks, 1 year warranty. Load tested fine, and had 80k on it. Ill be happy if I get a couple years out of it. Now on to replacing it and the belt, hopefully it fixes the problem
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