2001 3.0 Diesel white smoke from exhaust video

[balongbalong]

Originally Posted by Laurence

The fact that the white smoke disperses quickly would suggest that its caused by water/antifreeze. Smoke caused by oil would linger in the air (eventually causing a smoke screen).
Another good indication is what the smoke smells like. Antifreeze will have a sweet smell – well – like antifreeze(!), which is 100% different to a burning oil smell.
If it is a smell of antifreeze, the most likely place for it to enter an engine is via the head/head gasket (although it could also be via a crack in the block). You say that the head gasket was replaced. Was the head checked for cracks/warping when it was off?

Just an update, got the lemon back, and it still has excessive smoke coming from the exhaust.

Here is the time line of what happened soon as i got the car from the stealership yesterday.

1. engine warm, first start no smoke
2. took the car for a 5 kms city drive, car behind(my friend) notices white smoke when i accelerate, none on idle.
3. took the car to a party last night, after a 30 minute city ride, during idle on a stop light i could see smoke building from the back of the X5. went down to check, and yes white smoke from exhaust.
4. on the way home from party, ran the X5 hard (flooring it from stop light to stop light), heavy smoke on the streets i drove thru. (as if i threw a smoke grenade)
5. parked at home left it in neutral and could see white smoke building up in front of my house.
6. this morning, upon cold start, no smoke from exhaust.
7. ran slowly until temperature is up to normal running condition and drove hard 15 kms on a highway
8. parked at home during idle some white smoke (less than the video)
9. rested the car for three hours
10. ran it hard once again for 5 kms.
11. parked it and during idle no smoke.

what is constant is that when i floor the pedal, heavy smoke comes out.

Smoke does not have a sweet smell, just a burning smell.

The smoke is really white, and does linger in the air and causes smoke screen.

I noticed that the vehicle does this excessive smoke during idle after the car has been run hard (floored).

It started to smoke while anytime i step on pedal through rev range 1k to 4k. Any given time i step on it whether light or hard it smokes at the back, continuously until i let go of the pedal, soon as i let go no more smoke.

[blueagle]

I do not expereince the white smoke you mentioned. Hmm....

What I do encounter is the the black smoke once I floor the pedal just to clean up the exhaust. This is quite normal for our diesel X5 bimmers...

[balongbalong]

Originally Posted by blueagle

I do not expereince the white smoke you mentioned. Hmm....

What I do encounter is the the black smoke once I floor the pedal just to clean up the exhaust. This is quite normal for our diesel X5 bimmers...

are you the same blueagle from bmwccp a few years back?

anyway yes its normal for bmw diesels to have the black smoke once you floor the pedal, but shouldn't occur continuously at any rev range which my X5 does. likewise, white smoke during idle is not normal.

[blueagle]

Yes Melvin. I met you during my short stint at bmwccp...

[balongbalong]

Originally Posted by blueagle

Yes Melvin. I met you during my short stint at bmwccp...

james correct?

no blown turbo with your X5 yet?

[blueagle]

Yes Melvin. So far major problems are as follows:


1) replaced aux fan assembly and FSR

2) rear left air bag suspension - X5 now in shop trying to check self leveling suspension is working properly....


Mileage is now 57K ++++ kms....

[balongbalong]

Originally Posted by blueagle

Yes Melvin. So far major problems are as follows:


1) replaced aux fan assembly and FSR

2) rear left air bag suspension - X5 now in shop trying to check self leveling suspension is working properly....


Mileage is now 57K ++++ kms....

you are lucky then

aux fan should be a silent recall early part of the decade.

rear suspension of the X5 isn't the most reliable. things to look at for are the air springs/bag leak(either one side or both rear suspension will be fully lowered if you leave the car overnight, level up once you unlock or start the car), air supply device malfunction (if you hear a compressor like grinding sound, costly).

you can check self leveling by putting heavy cargo at the back. you will see the suspension adjust its height due to the load.

where did you have it repaired?

our X5 is a worker at almost 100k, if not for 2 years down time at the stealerships, it would have been more.

i can attest that its not true that bimmers are less prone to breaking when used a lot even when its meticulously maintained by bmw standards

[Sigma]

I had a similar issue, but I also had some rough idling. It ended up being a bad MAF sensor, not sure if you've had yours looked at or even if that's the culprit for you, but it's an easy check.

Originally Posted by balongbalong

Just an update, got the lemon back, and it still has excessive smoke coming from the exhaust.

Here is the time line of what happened soon as i got the car from the stealership yesterday.

1. engine warm, first start no smoke
2. took the car for a 5 kms city drive, car behind(my friend) notices white smoke when i accelerate, none on idle.
3. took the car to a party last night, after a 30 minute city ride, during idle on a stop light i could see smoke building from the back of the X5. went down to check, and yes white smoke from exhaust.
4. on the way home from party, ran the X5 hard (flooring it from stop light to stop light), heavy smoke on the streets i drove thru. (as if i threw a smoke grenade)
5. parked at home left it in neutral and could see white smoke building up in front of my house.
6. this morning, upon cold start, no smoke from exhaust.
7. ran slowly until temperature is up to normal running condition and drove hard 15 kms on a highway
8. parked at home during idle some white smoke (less than the video)
9. rested the car for three hours
10. ran it hard once again for 5 kms.
11. parked it and during idle no smoke.

what is constant is that when i floor the pedal, heavy smoke comes out.

Smoke does not have a sweet smell, just a burning smell.

The smoke is really white, and does linger in the air and causes smoke screen.

I noticed that the vehicle does this excessive smoke during idle after the car has been run hard (floored).

It started to smoke while anytime i step on pedal through rev range 1k to 4k. Any given time i step on it whether light or hard it smokes at the back, continuously until i let go of the pedal, soon as i let go no more smoke.

[balongbalong]

got to talk to the stealer, and its not the breather that caused the turbo failure, they are sure that its the return oil tube from the turbo back to the pan that was blocked and caused back flow that lead to the turbo leaking oil.

[powers1]

Originally Posted by balongbalong

got to talk to the stealer, and its not the breather that caused the turbo failure, they are sure that its the return oil tube from the turbo back to the pan that was blocked and caused back flow that lead to the turbo leaking oil.

Never heard of that getting blocked!Its usually the oil inlet pipe as I said in my post #21!

The return oil pipe will cause back flow if the oil sump is over-filled!Are you sure your car never run with excessive oil or the dealer didnt over-fill ,at some time!
Hold them responsible!If its either the the inlet or return pipe,then they should have checked these when they have remove and install turbo!