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Originally Posted by four.8is
I stumbled upon this thread: valve stem seals smoking temp fix - Bimmerfest - BMW Forums
Until I figure out the suspension and everything related to it, I'll postpone the valve stem steal job until I see how this LiquiMoly Motor oil saver works.
Great reviews across the board on this product and several people reported no more smoke and almost no oil consumption over a 500-800 mile period from the start of the treatment.
I'm gonna try it along with a 5W40 oil and let you guys know if that improves the smoking and the oil consumption.
I know some say it's a temporary band aid but to let it smoke and consume oil is not ideal either. |
I'm interested in knowing the contact of your mechanic (I'm in Seattle). I have the smoking issue and would like it fixed eventually but not soon..why?...because the temporary fix is working for me for almost a year now and I need to do a complete suspension refresh first. And what is the temporary fix? Here, when doing an oil change:
1) Start with 2 quarts lucas engine oil stop leak
2) Fill the remaining of the engine oil capacity with shell rotella t6. It's 5w40 synthetic diesel engine oil. Yes diesel. It's a popular oil in the BMW 335i N54 world. Has great cleaning properties and is safe for our engines.
Since doing the above I've been trying to get my car to smoke without success- it's completely gone. Been to the Canadian border with long traffic jams; been to Whidbey island multiple times with the long ferry queues. No more smoke, not even a whiff. And she used to smoke like crazy before the temporary fix.