2014 Nissan Pathfinder continued white smoke after spending a fortune at shop

chefgina88
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:31:46 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

My car sat without starting for 5 weeks, and when i started it for the first time when i got back, white smoke came out of the exhaust. The next day it did the same, also whenever i gave the gas pedal a heavy press. I took it in the following day. I got a list of suggested maintenence/repairs the next day. After sleeping in it i approved them. Items included a brake flush, cooling flush, power steering flush, injection service, dynamic engine restoration and some smaller maintenance items. I also had them replace the brakes, which i knee was needed, i had just been putting it off. They did say that flushing the engine wouldn’t guarantee the smoking problem wojld be resolved, but they didnt find any issues that would cause it. They also did say there was a lot of sludge, asked if there had been any issues with a recent oil change or anything like that. He also told me i needed to start using mid grade fuel. So since the maintenance, the car is still smoking, and also its done that ticking/knocking a few times when I’ve given it a bit of gas while driving, along with more smoke. Does anyone have any advice? Experienced something like this and might know what the issue is? Thanks for any suggestions.

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