I just recently changed the alternator in my 91 NA(5sfe) mr2. It died last Saturday and since it was a long weekend was on jack stands for 3 days waiting for a place to open to rebuild the alternator.
After I got it back in and put back together, I took it off the jack stands and started it up. Started alright but could immediately tell something was wrong. It had a sort of chugging idle and when I gave it some gas it started putting out a lot of smoke from the exhaust and smelled like it was burning oil.
The only issue I knew of before I put it up was that there was a small oil leak that would slowly drip on the exhaust and smoke up after driving for a little bit but never caused any problems.
This car is my everyday driver and I dont even know where to start. Was thinking maybe timing because of the idle but didnt know if that would cause all the smoke too.
Any suggestions would be appreciated seeing as Im too broke to take it to a shop.
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