2009 altima 2.5 smokes

[g37sportguy]

I have an 09 2.5 altima 115k and at idle a little white smoke and when I take off from a light everybody thinks im james bond with the smoke screen.
Cylinder 3 the spark plug is black and seems "wet" with oil.
I did a compression check and all are between 175 180 lbs.
Also check the pcv valve
Not sure what it could be. Any suggestions would help.

[frapjap]

Welcome to NICO!

Bummer that you're having an issue with your car. It sounds like this is a pretty bad smoke out you're having. Do you have a photo or video to post up?

You may just have a bad valve cover gasket which is allowing oil into the plug well. They're very easy to replace and wouldn't take much of your time. If you're not mechanically inclined, follow the steps in the Factory Service Manual, and you'll have it replaced in no time.
http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/nissan ... nuals.html

[g37sportguy]

No oil on the outside. The oil is on the inside of the cylinder... on the electrode of the plug. Smoke comes out the tail pipe

[seldomseen]

The problem could be due to a handful of issues. You're really going to need to spend some time working on the engine to isolate the problem. If you're not mechanically savvy, I'd suggest having a good mechanic work on the engine for you. This sort of problem is very common on 4 cylinder engines, and typically aren't to expensive to fix if you address the matter sooner rather than later.