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Originally Posted by srmmmm
Mine did trip the CEL, but there was no noticeable effect to the engine running characteristics. There are some horror stories, generally from drivers in northern climates, where all the crankcase oil was pulled through the intake in a matter of 20-30 seconds, but I don't know if they ignored any early symptoms before it happened.
2002 X5 3.0 242,000 miles
2004 325i 107,000 miles
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horror stories indeed. Mine is smoking intermittently only from hood only with a burnt smell. Mech said usually CCV will trigger CEL, i do not have any smoke coming out of exhaust besides the usual cold start in morning condensation.
The mech will deff check the ccv out regardless.
THanks again fellas, appreciate ur time chiming in. The X is getting worked on now, so i'll report back after she's done under the hood.
