I have a 03 Nissan Altima with approximately 96,000 miles on it, and my warranty ended at 75,000 miles/3 year. Just recently I let my mother use the vehicle for the weekend in which she had a crackhead boyfriend at the time in which I wasnt aware about, well anyway she lended him the car in which he didnt ever return back with it that following weekend. So now I have a crackhead with my altima, luckily I have a GPS chip installed just in case the vehicle was ever stolen so I went to go rent a vehicle and went personally to go get my stolen vehicle, I found him and I was on a chase with him from Dallas,TX to about 15 minutes from the border of Oklahoma, during the chase were exceeding of speeds of around 95 to 130 mph (during the whole way, there werent any police in sight which was crazy) I was in a 3.5 dodge 06 charger, I got him to stop and he got out the vehicle and ran away and latter was arrested. Now so I get my car back and notice that the engine light is on also im late.
2006-10-13 08:29:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I was late on a oil change and I also needed to get a trans and coolant flush, this is a Altima 2.5s, the vehicle started to act up, I started to hear a very loud noise of somewhat like copressed air being shot out from under or in the front of the engine, at first I thought it was the catback but its not, and I also was experiencing some white smoke coming out of my exhaust as it was an old vechile or something, I drove the car for about 120 more miles and than experienced a major loss in performance, the car would turn of at low speeds and made that very loud noise around 2 to 3.5 RPMS, also when the vehicle was off at long times, starting it up was a hassle I thought it was the battery but I took it to get it charged and its still acting the same, im trying to get all of my research in that I can before I pay alot of money for repairs. My friend told me I might possibly have to replace the engine, because he also had a blown head gasket due to racing in which it was replacedthanks:)
2006-10-13 08:37:24 · update #1
my nissan altima 2.5s 4 cylinder wont even start up now and it seems as though the battery is low but its not, now Im forced to get it towed, to a good mechanic shop :(, is this typical for a blown head gasket.
2006-10-13 08:57:01 · update #2
I doubt it's a blown head gasket but the check engine light could be almost anything. How does the car run? Is it running rough? If the head gasket was blown, there would be coolant in the oil or oil in the coolant or you would be blowing a lot of coolant out the exhaust. If your coolant and oil appear normal, the head gasket is almost certainly fine.
Lousy situation, though. I hope your car is fine.
Edit: After reading your additional material, that does sound like a bad head gasket. Bummer! If you do the work yourself, it's not that expensive. It will cost $500 to $1,000 at a shop, depending on their labor rate and whatever else you have done (such as a water pump and timing belt).
2006-10-13 08:39:03 · answer #1 · answered by svcbench 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your continued driving of the vehicle has probably made major problems with the engine.
White smoke from the exhaust indicates anti freeze in the combustion chamber. Don't confuse with oil burning which is an off white.
Pull the dipstick and if it looks like milk mixed with oil you can go shopping for a new engine.
I am amazed tha tno "mechanic" thought to check the dipstick, the simplest way to detect water in engine.
2006-10-13 16:25:28 · answer #2 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crank the engine over for 10-20 seconds,pull the spark plugs and put a strip of cardboard over the plug holes(it should be about 4 inches wide by 2.5-3 feet long)after thats done,crank the engine again(this time longer-60 sec.)now look at the cardboard for oil or water and you'll know what cylinder it is.good luck
2006-10-13 20:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by casey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like blown head gasket or cracked head to me. Very expensive repair. especially if head got damage. Not a job to take on yourself on that new of a car unless you are very familiar with autos. Probally upwards of 1000.00
2006-10-13 15:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by Daryl C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next time don't try to play cop.
Take your car to the dealer for a proper diagnosis and pay for a lesson learned.
2006-10-13 19:54:17 · answer #5 · answered by ebosgramma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds to me like it blew a spark plug out of the head and u need a new head
2006-10-14 05:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by marc s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sue him and your mom for ruining your car, make them pay for all the repairs to your car.
2006-10-13 15:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by mustang656 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋