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Originally Posted by Sundayjumper
There will be a small oil leak somewhere. With the engine running and hot it is so slow that it burns off without you noticing but overnight it'll leave enough sitting on the exhaust that as the car warms up in the morning it all burns off and you can smell it. I had a 530i with exactly the same symptoms and it was the cam carrier gasket. So that would be my first port of call.
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Thanks Sundayjumper. I suspected something that would leak off enough over night that upon start would burn off but not sure where to look. Were you able to see the actual leak, is it a pia to replace that gasket? Any advise is greatly appreciated, thank you.