Sputters, loses power, white smoke

1994 NISSAN SENTRA
197,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LUIS GIRALD
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When I am driving the car, and all of a sudden it stars to sputter, white smoke comes out, the more i step on the gas, more the car sputters. But i turn off and on the car and automatically the problem stops for a while.
Dec 23, 2017 at 8:08 AM
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PATENTED_REPAIR_PRO
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White smoke out from what, under the hood, the tailpipe?
Dec 23, 2017 at 9:04 AM
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LUIS GIRALD
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Tailpipe.
Dec 25, 2017 at 5:49 PM
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PATENTED_REPAIR_PRO
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White smoke out the tailpipe almost always indicates a blown head gasket and coolant entering the combustion chamber and being burnt.
You should confirm this by performing a compression test.
Dec 26, 2017 at 6:02 AM