So i know something has been up with my car sense the last oil change....So i just keep it in the garage, I miss it and wanna take it out...so i thought i would go sit in it and at least start it up. I let it warm up to try and get the oil pressure down to the first line it just won't go it just sits above it at idel so i punch the gas a few times to see if it jumps past the forth one sure enough it does......then i go look at my exaust around the ground area. Why is there drops and little puddles of water behind it? Just clear. Normal on FI or not? no? yes? I really don't want it to be a headgasket issue. What's a good test? I'm not very happy at this momment.

 

H20 is a natural by-product of combustion. Unless the little puddles turn into large puddles, you are OK

 

well thats good, I just never notice it ya know? i don't normaly look back there i'm just freaking out about this whole thing and noticing every little thing. Nissan said that they have a hard time messing up the head gaskets even on FI cars, but sometimes the people who sell and work on the cars don't know what there talking about. Anything can happen. It doesn't smoke just out of no where it starts to get high oil pressure, i guess i'll just change that dang sending unit?

 

when you say the first line, what specific oil pressure are you referring to?

 

30 and then it goes all the way to 120 when you get on it. so at idel it sits at like 50? it used to sit a little lower than 30 or right at 30 and never ever go past 90 when you were on it.

 

The oil pressure seems a bit high, but depending on weight of oil and temps, it may not be an issue.

When you say you know someting has been up with your car - is there something in specific you are referring to? I would at least just check to make sure your oil level is where it should be

 

Yeah oil is fine changed it K&N filter 5Qt royal purple. 10w30 i believe. Yeah i took it to work the other day drove there after the oil change it's a ten min drive stoped, worked, go to leave and i start the car and smoke pours out the exaust not from around it or under the car or anything out of it.....i didn't want to drive it home but i did, i took the back roads watched every gauge everything was fine. shut it off when i got back to the house let it cool down pulled it in the garage that night didn't do it and hasn't done it sense everytime i start it i haven't drove it just started it a few times to see if it was going to do it. Haven't got it to, just a fluke>? seems like the only issue now is that oil pressure. It started out of nowhere.

 

check your turbo drain lines. Oil might be backing up in the turbo and burning. What color is the smoke? 5qts seems a bit low on mine with the stock pan it took about 5 1/4 quarts. With my greddy pan and spacer I run just over 6qts.

Check your oil level smoking could be caused by being over filled.

If it is a headgasket look in your coolant over flow and if you see little black bits you might want to run a cyl leak down test.

But give us more info!!!

Ryan

 

What kit are you running?

 

Oh, it's a procharger kit sorry guys no turbo or oil lines. I need to drop the oil and see if it's milky? I hate to since i just changed it, but whatever helps. Yeah it was white i believe i was sitting in my car with the windows down and when i started it, my car just filled up with smoke, so i turned it off and jumped out checked under the hood nothing wrong, checked the amp and sub, nothing burning. Started it again this time standing outside of the car and watched smoke pour out the exaust after like 1-2 min it cleared up and i hit the gas a little bit and then a lot and couldn't get it to smoke anymore....Hasn't since, but the oil pressure is high out of nowhere.