we had a really bad storm last night and it really came down, the car was running fine yesterday no white smoke no gas smell no shaking. the parking lot is not level either… when I spoke to a couple of ppl about the problem they suggested moisture in the engine from the rain
coolant burning… head gasket needs replacing.
i wouldnt jump to conclusion…ive heard that moisture can get into the engine from a huge down pour as well…i had this issue on my saab once but it leaked into the cap and rotor and cause similar problems. If your not overheating and if your oil doesnt look like milkshake and your not loosing coolant, your HG is fine.
Ok… so I took the car out for a good run late at night cause the smoke just kept on coming out and I wanted to stop as little as possible… the inside of the car just filled in with smoke, but just as expected, the smoke gradually dissipated and after a 30 minute drive, the 240sx was back to normal.
My guess is that the water from the rain got into the distribuitor since it was only held by one bolt and this made one of the wires/spark plugs fail mking the gas going into that piston come out into the exhaust unburned and eventually making the white smoke
Thanks for your posts