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Old 02-04-2008, 09:10 PM
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PLEASE HELP -BIG SMOKE OIL ON PIPES
I WAS DRIVING MY BMW X5 AND ABOUT 2 MILES INTO DRIVIND THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND STOPPED, I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS NO CHECK ENGINE. THE BACK PIPES HAD OIL ON IT, BUT THE CAR IS NOT LOSING ANY OIL? I TOWED THE CAR HOME AND I TRY TO START THE CAR IT STARTED TO MY SURPRISE, I LET THE CAR RUN IN THE GARAGE FOR 45 MINUTES I HAD LOT AND LOTS OF SMOKE WITH A VERY BAD SMELL. AFTER A WHILE THE SMOKE WASN;T SO BAD AND TODAY I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND IT RUN NORMAL. ANYBODY KNOW WHAT HAPPEN? PLEASE I NEED HELP I JUST PURCHASE THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO? IS IT OK TO DRIVE THE CAR?
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ugh
did you look under the hood? valve cover gaskets...
seems like it's oil separator episode rerun week on x5world...
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did you look under the hood? valve cover gaskets...
seems like it's oil separator episode rerun week on x5world...
Exactly....
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Don't drive it anymore! get it fixed.
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I WAS DRIVING MY BMW X5 AND ABOUT 2 MILES INTO DRIVIND THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND STOPPED, I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS NO CHECK ENGINE. THE BACK PIPES HAD OIL ON IT, BUT THE CAR IS NOT LOSING ANY OIL? I TOWED THE CAR HOME AND I TRY TO START THE CAR IT STARTED TO MY SURPRISE, I LET THE CAR RUN IN THE GARAGE FOR 45 MINUTES I HAD LOT AND LOTS OF SMOKE WITH A VERY BAD SMELL. AFTER A WHILE THE SMOKE WASN;T SO BAD AND TODAY I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND IT RUN NORMAL. ANYBODY KNOW WHAT HAPPEN? PLEASE I NEED HELP I JUST PURCHASE THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO? IS IT OK TO DRIVE THE CAR?
Pop the hood first of all..Secondly look right at your valve cover gasket. I gauruntee its leaking. Third, get the VCG replaced immediately. And have your Oil seperator looked at and probably replaced with all the necessary hoses as well. This is the infamous repeat story of the oil seperator. Search if you want to read more...

And of course..yes, stop driving it until you get at least the VCG replaced. Then get the seperator replaced asap.
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DO YOU GUYS THINK IT HAS TO DO FROM A OIL CHANGE, I HAD THE OIL CHANGED, DEALER DID SOMETHING WRONG? THANKS FOR HELP
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Please turn off your caps lock, it is interpreted as yelling.

Yes, it could be from the oil change (either leaked oil, or the cap left off). Why not take it back to the place that did the oil change?

If it is cold in Chicago, then you could have a frozen oil separator, a known problem. That is what the posters above are referring to. You don't necessarily have this problem, but a mechanic could determine if it is in fact that. If so, the valve cover gaskets are likely leaking onto the exhaust manifold because of a pressurized crankcase.

You don't say what year your vehicle is, or what engine you have. How cold is it outside? All those details would help members here give you some more precise recommendations.
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HOW MUCH DAMAGE DO YOU THINK I DID TO THE CAR BECAUSE I DROVE IT ABOUT 40 MILES. THANKS FOR YOU HELP
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hte car is a x5, 2001 3.0, the weather was -10 overnight, and in the morning was 26. i dont want to take it back to dealer, because it was the worst dealer i ever deal with. anybody in chicago that knows a good, good mechanic. thanks sorry for the caps lock
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