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GIBBS
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17th Sep 03 at 08:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right blue smoke = oil
white = water/coolant
dark/brown = fuel
am i right?
is there anything else that blue would be, white would be, but most importantly dark smoke /brown smoke will be as that's what the bm is pumping out the exhaust (brown)

Matt

[Edited on 17-09-2003 by GIBBS]
Tom
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Bluey white is head
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black/dark can also be oil burning from turbo seals
Tom
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Vibs he aint got a turbo

Could be valve stem thingys?
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steam (not the steam in the morning)= cracked head
Tom
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Gibbs u not got any mechanic mates?
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Tom D is right about the turbo.

also what is this valve stem thing?
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what have you got now Matt. also when are you getting this smoke.


ps I was only pointing out about the black smoke thing
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bmw 328
Tom
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Valve stem oil seels.....
Tom
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BTW not got a clue what the fcuk they are but my mates were fooked on his pug and it was smoking iirc.
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quote:
Originally posted by GIBBS
Tom D is right about the turbo.

also what is this valve stem thing?



do you get a puff of blue smoke when you start up but not again when your driving. check your plugs and check your oil levels. see hoe much your using.
GIBBS
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mechanic mates, my girls dad used to own his own business but he can't look at it till sunday
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It's not that long til' sunday

U got anywhere with the d1ck in the garage yet?
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vibrio... doesnt seem to be oil, no blue smoke on startup and none under heavy load ie piston rings seem fine, oil consumption is nill, i am now also getting water out the exhasut.. head gasket?
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you get water out hte exhaust anyway.

are you getting white smoke. is the exhaust wet. is there a sweet smelling coming from the exhaust
Tom
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Gibbs just a thought mate, are there any Beema sites out there for you to ask people who know about the 328i?
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ok got me girls dad to come see it, he fitted me in. basically he reckons head gasket is gone, and that the amount of water/steam getting into exhaust is basically decoking the inside of exhaust and that's why it's dirty as it's basically steam cleaning the exhaust!
lets hope its just that and not a cracked head.
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Hopefully just head gaskett but how many miles u done while its been like that?! Are 328s prone to heads?
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none, as soon as it went i stopped the car
still doesnt explain the high pitcched whirring noise
GIBBS
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oh and found that e36coupe site, i gona register on there
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Excuse me for asking a dumb question, but from reading this thread am i correct in assuming that you have bought a 328?
If so have you still got the rx?
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He had to sell due to running/maintenance costs
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blue smoke isnt necessarily burning oil, it can also be fuel. or in my case it was a blocked crankcase breather.
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RAC picking it up and dropping to garage and should if i don't get any more bad luck be all fixed by next week.

 
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