Originally posted by Bogatyr
tokyoracer,
At first, when you said you could hear the starter spinning but not engaging, I was thinking either you have a bad starter, or no teeth on the flywheel 
But, if you can jump start it, that doesn't make sense.
You say the battery is fine...what kind of voltage do you have at the terminals?
Is the smoke coming out the back steam or coolant enriched? Does it have an odor?
Bogatyr
thanks for the fast reply.
the starter is good, and flywheel is fine... as for the jumping part... u got me there too. cuz last nite... AAA came when the car wouldn't start at costco parking lot... and he just jumped it... and it worked. so go figure. I think it's standard 12volt.
as for the smoke... it's coming out of the exhaust... and smoke is white... with water dripping out. there is a smell to it as well, not like ur regular exhaust smell. coolant is fine...
also, there are some oil around the spark plug when i removed it. but sparks has been replaced. the previous ones ended up being white... which i know that means it's running lean. so what do you think?