Car shaking white smoke out of exhaust....please help

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S13DRFTKID
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Car: 1991 S13 240SX HB

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My coupe started to shake alot while driving home the other day. When i got home my friends thought i burned out because there was so much white smoke coming out of my exhaust. When trying to start my car again, it wouldn't turn over i had to rev the engine with the gas pedal. I smelt a lot of gasoline also.My KA24DE has about 168000 miles on it. No problems till now...

I have heard it might b my head gasket or my fuel mixture (gas got into oil), also heard timing. I'm confused on this and just want to get it back running so i can save for a swap.

Should i take it to AMS performance to look at? (Expensive but they know what there doing)....or can someone help methanks


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crashcourse
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Car: 92 nissan 240sx-hatch, 95 240sx- coupe

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Go back to the last mod. Injectors ? It sounds like you could gave either a blown out o-ring on your injectors, or a blown headgasket but if you havent gotten it hot its not likely for the headgasket unless your boosting.

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S13DRFTKID
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No the only mods in the engine is a intake

But i still could have blown the o rings?

the part that worries me is having to gas it to help turn it over and start and the smell of gas

thanks

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Well I said o-ring because it has happened to me .

I installed injectors and drove for a few days with no issues then all the sudden it wouldnt start I had no idea why. started looking into it still couldnt figure it out driving down the road with a cloud of gas behind me wow it was thick smoke .

So then i pulled the injectors thinking one could be stuck open, put the stock ones back in, I got the same result ,pulled them out to find the bottom o-ring was split and the top cap that meets the top o-ring had just the slightest dent in it . Swapped a few things around I was good to go smell your oil . If it smells like gas it just about has to be an injector.


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