car is runnin real bad

[jonathanr]

ok so when i crank my car it shakes and shoots white smoke and then dies and its not throwin any codes so im all outa ideas ..anybody got any ideas

[mRodiek]

take it to a shop lol

[jonathanr]

it just got out and they cant seem to find the problem so i figured i would try my luck her

[Goldeneagle]

How is the idle at start up? Should be around 1000 rpm while warming up and then drop a little after things have warmed up.

As for the white smoke, watch your coolant level. In some cases white smoke is indicative of coolant or water in the combustion chambers.

[jonathanr]

it idles at 1100 and then drops to around 550-650 and then dies like its getting no fuel or somethin but my friend brian said it was my mass air flow but for the wite smoke he said my rings are gone

[supreamS14]

White smoke out the exhaust is a Head gasket or turbo if you have a water cooled turbocharger. My guess would be Head gasket. Piston rings, the exhaust would smoke blue which is oil. White smoke is coolent. Black smoke is fuel.