broken down engine

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BRAD_185
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i have a nissan navara 91 model its done 360 000 k'sbut its a 4 cyclender 2.4litre petrol 2wd i was drivin today and as soon as i got to second gear the car just sorta died it lurched like i hit the braks and then it would run for about 10 secs and stall the engin runs extrealmy rough skaing the hole car its not feul and i just did a service on and the new plugs have a small rust ring on them as water is in it it spits out white smoke and i had to get it towed ome i have taken the rocker cover off and there is roack hard cooked oil form a long time ago but i have neva cooked it while i owned it tell me wats wrong im hoping i just blew a gaskit or somthing its has tat get gaskit maker not real gaskits but the worst i fear is ive dropped a piston or somthing pleas tell me wats wrong
Jan 17, 2007 at 4:00 AM
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ESGAROTH
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A compression test is probably the first thing your going to need in order to figure out what happened.
Some punctuation wouldnt hurt either.

White smoke would indicate a blown head gasket.
Jan 21, 2007 at 10:30 PM