mattduskater

car overheated then stoped running, so i towed it off of the road and checked the plugs for a blown head gasket but no fluid was in the cylinders. I replaced the old plugs and wires that broke when I pulled them out. I can get the car to run but it is very rough and leavs a cloud of smoke behind it. did I blow some piston rings or something or could something have seezed?

RodMoyes

It's probably something far less dramatic than a blown head gasket or a smoked piston.


It's probably something far more minor like the plug coming off the bottom of the AFM or a bad connection somewhere.

Start with the basics like that. Check all the electrical connections. Make sure they are all clean, dry and not corroded.

Rod.

EatmyDust

Make sure you have the right gap on your spark plugs that you put in. they don't usally come pre gaped, and if they do you can't trust that the box has never been droped, changing the gap. sounds like a rich condition that could have somthing to do with afm, or a week spark, or somthing like that.

NismoPick

What color is the smoke?

PooFlinginMonke

White smoke means there is a new pope.

jfairladyz

Yeah I used to have a problem with my car billowing smoke. It was weird though cause it only happened when I rolled the windows down

NismoPick

I bet it was good smellin smoke too!!! Kinda that burning grass scent....

jfairladyz

yeah, had an herbal aroma to it Never could find anything wrong with the car though