2007 Nissan Altima 3.5 Sedan "engine burning oil smoke" Questions

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burning it would be leaking. And have you checked the oil level? Are you adding oil? if it has smoke in the engine compartment then it could be a intake manifold seal but need more information to help

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...burning up engine oil. low idle means you have less compression. you might want to check your gaskets! does th engine oil level go down after a drive? Black smoke leads my thoughts towards oil ...

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...engine soon) light turn on and black smoke started coming out of my tail pipe. I took it to Nissan and they told me i had to change my catalitic converter and all my exhaust sytem, resulting in a ...

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...burning oil. So you oil getting into your cylinders somehow. Could be broken oil ring on one piston. If you have a lot of miles on your car or it has been overheated your engine may need an

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...ENGINE BURNING OIL BECAUSE PISTON RINGS WORN OUT.YOU NEED A NEWLY REBUILT ENGINE.WHEN ENGINE HAS 200000 MILES ON IT ITS WORN OUT.HAVE ENGINE COMPRESSION TEST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.WORN VALVE GUIDES ...

...burning smell after I drive to work for 20-30 minutes. However when I come home after work I don't smell it! Any thoughts? I haven't rushed to dealership because I don't have $ for Whatever they may ...

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Burning oil, a lot suddenly. Car started smoking and needed a quart of oil when the oil had been changed two weeks previously, and had not been low on oil. My daughter was driving when it started ...

...engine will probably not re-start. In both situations is a major fault you will need to take the car to a garage to fix the problem. The blue smoke is an indication of oil being burned. So yes the ...

...it to run hot at times.If you are adding coolant every week and don't see any leaks, the engine has to be burning it.  Most of the time it is a blown head gasket and cracked head or

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...engine burn so much oil? Usually the oil rings are gone in the engine & it will have to be removed for a major repair. However, it could be the valve seals (minor job) or a sticking /stuck PCV ...

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