Engine Smoke!
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Engine Smoke!
After a sunny sunday run into the high peak yesterday, my car is now burning oil on tickover
My mate was following in his m3 and said theres sum blue smoke and the smell of burning oil when i stop, not when accelarating and not allways when on tickover!
I think ive done my engine in .
Wot do thinks gone wrong?
Valve oil seal, piston ring???
My mate was following in his m3 and said theres sum blue smoke and the smell of burning oil when i stop, not when accelarating and not allways when on tickover!
I think ive done my engine in .
Wot do thinks gone wrong?
Valve oil seal, piston ring???
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Just to keep things simple...how's you're oil level when warned up? At the gauge and the dipstick.
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Also check the right rear fender well for leaks. I had one of the oil lines begin to leak and it dripped on the heat exchanger. It looked and smelled real bad but in the end, not a big deal to repair.
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I had a leaking cam seal where the power steering pump connects to the cam, the oil would drip down onto & into the right side heat exchanger causing some smoke and oil smell behind and also inside the car if you had the heat on. Don't know if that is your problem, but worth looking into.
If you get blue smoke out of the exhaust pipe, it has to come from inside the engine, that is normally not a good sign $$$$.
If you get blue smoke out of the exhaust pipe, it has to come from inside the engine, that is normally not a good sign $$$$.
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Iam expecting bad news.
looks like ill be kicking my credit cards head in , my cars never had an engine rebuild so in 21 years and 80k it was due.
Just wish it was after summer or b4 i just spent all my spare cash on another daily driver! Only last week i spent 2k on a car for the missus.
So no track day for me steve!
Fingers crossed u11 will get it fixed soon then it will b like new
looks like ill be kicking my credit cards head in , my cars never had an engine rebuild so in 21 years and 80k it was due.
Just wish it was after summer or b4 i just spent all my spare cash on another daily driver! Only last week i spent 2k on a car for the missus.
So no track day for me steve!
Fingers crossed u11 will get it fixed soon then it will b like new
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Went today, allmost certain its a valve seal, so it needs a top end re-build.
Its not as bad as i first thought, only a puff of blue on overrun.
Have been told its ok to use, just keep an eye on the oil level.
Better get sum extra shifts in at work
Its not as bad as i first thought, only a puff of blue on overrun.
Have been told its ok to use, just keep an eye on the oil level.
Better get sum extra shifts in at work
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Mine does the same. Oil is a lot cheaper than paying for your Spanner to go on holiday in the Bahamas! Valve guides are what I think is causing mine to smoke a bit too, but it doesn't seem to be getting any worse (95K miles), and only smokes a bit when the engine is very warm from being stuck in traffic.
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Mine does the same. Oil is a lot cheaper than paying for your Spanner to go on holiday in the Bahamas! Valve guides are what I think is causing mine to smoke a bit too, but it doesn't seem to be getting any worse (95K miles), and only smokes a bit when the engine is very warm from being stuck in traffic.