Massive Oil Release

[Rush]

This is quite day killer.

DC, 25 degrees or so, I start the car to warm it up. No issues, though in retrospect, it was putting out too much white exhaust. I didn't notice; I thought it was just the weather.

I put it in gear, pull out of the parking space and the engine stutters badly. I pull over ASAP, and turn it off. The car moved no more than fifty feet. I wait a few seconds, start it, hear the ticking, and shut it down just as quickly.

The pictures show it all:







The first two may not show it that well, but there is anti-freeze there as well.

The last one, if you can see it, is where the oil is dripping from.

The following was done a few weeks ago:

Valve cover gasket set
Valve cover seal washers
Intake manifold cover
Intake manifold casket/gasket (sic)
Serpentine belts
Master cylinder
Brake booster
Low control arms

It's at less than 65K miles, does anyone have any idea what the hell happened?

It will get towed to a shop on Monday, Euro Imports in Alexandria, VA.

There has been no more oil than what you see there. Any thoughts/ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

AND, if anyone knows why the imgur images aren't showing up, I'll fix that.

Thanks all, as always.

[David.X5]

Frozen up CCV system. Depending on what pops, it can shoot oil into the intake (your smoke) or pop the valve cover gaskets (the leak) or both. Expect puddles of oil in the intake.

It is usually not catastrophic unless you continue driving low on oil or the engine hydrolocks and breaks something.

[weiln12]

I was just going to add...frozen CCV based on my experience with mine this year. Mine didn't get warm until it was close to home (I have a short drive to/from work) when it blew its guts. I can't see any pics, but just based on what you're saying my guess is CCV. You can see my thread "Time for some work..." for all the things I did. You can also see if my pics of the intake match yours.

At only 65K I don't know if I'd do all the work I did. Just replacing the CCV and valve cover gaskets is a really simple process for a DIYer. Seriously, my work was a MAJOR undertaking and a massive PITA. Just the CCV and VCG are super easy. If you need pointers let me know, I did the CCV twice.

[Rush]

Gentlemen, thanks for your ideas.

Thanks, David. What *actually* happens when this happens? A gear breaks, a seal lets go? Literally, I got fifty feet and that was that. I did start it again, but that was about a second or two.

Nathan, I read through that whole thread, thank you for posting, and thank the rest of you for commenting. Is this something that I could consider doing myself? Well, barring the weather, as I would be outside.

That is usually a stupid question on my part, but I always consider it.

[puddinboo]

I thought the ccv was only a problem in the 3.0i`s?

[Rush]

I'm going to hazard a guess that it, is not.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by weiln12

I was just going to add...frozen CCV based on my experience with mine this year. Mine didn't get warm until it was close to home (I have a short drive to/from work) when it blew its guts. I can't see any pics, but just based on what you're saying my guess is CCV. You can see my thread "Time for some work..." for all the things I did. You can also see if my pics of the intake match yours.

At only 65K I don't know if I'd do all the work I did. Just replacing the CCV and valve cover gaskets is a really simple process for a DIYer. Seriously, my work was a MAJOR undertaking and a massive PITA. Just the CCV and VCG are super easy. If you need pointers let me know, I did the CCV twice.

I though CCV was a problem with N62 engines and not the M62? Correct me if a I am wrong.

[LVP]

On the N62 there was a cold winter upgrade to the valve cover, CCV and tubing. Not sure on the M62 though. I did the whole upgrade on mine. Replacing a valve cover wasn't cheap....

[David.X5]

CCV freezing up was/is definitely a problem on the M62. The 4.4 and 4.6 share the same CCV parts.

For the M62, there is a heater kit that wraps around two of the CCV hoses. My local dealer swore it didn't exist, but ECS Tuning sold it, and the part number does really exist.

Look on this thread for some of the service bulletins and parts.
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...under-cpo.html

[David.X5]

ECS Tuning still has the heated hose wrap kit - $377 right now.
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...r/11610390846/