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A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti   |  |  | | 01-20-2007, 01:14 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 382 |
is there white smoke just when the engine is cold...
or is it happening when its at operating temperature ? ? ?
if its at operating temp. then your head gasket might be gone.... | | | | | 01-20-2007, 01:16 AM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OHIO Posts: 74 |
i think is the weather/temp...
usually happens at winter...
you can try to drive it at highway a little bit then see what happens... | | | | | 01-20-2007, 01:22 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 234 |
Check your fluids. If there is oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil, take it to a mechanic. If it is overheating, take it to a mechanic. If it runs like crap all of a sudden, take it to a mechanic. If the check engine light is on, find out why. You haven't told us what year the car is, or what mods it may have. We can't always diagnose the car over the internet. Basically, take it to, well, you know.
-P | | | | | 01-20-2007, 01:24 AM | #5 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OHIO Posts: 74 |
Quote: Originally Posted by mooseheadm5  Check your fluids. If there is oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil, take it to a mechanic. If it is overheating, take it to a mechanic. If it runs like crap all of a sudden, take it to a mechanic. If the check engine light is on, find out why. You haven't told us what year the car is, or what mods it may have. We can't always diagnose the car over the internet. Basically, take it to, well, you know.
-P | yeah, you are right... check the oil in the coolant... if you see oil speared it out somewhere, i bet your car is in trouble, just check and tell us your model of your car... | | | | | 01-20-2007, 01:25 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,440 |
I'm going to assume you have the S50-S54 motor since you have 318ti ///M in your profile. Check the black plastic coolant hose. It's known to crack, especially when provoked. It's possible the tire blowing caused enough stress for it to crack. | | | | | 01-20-2007, 02:44 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: G-dale, California Posts: 1,698 |
lol no i have a 95 318ti sport and i checked the oil its clean as hell i changed it about 2 weeks ago and the coolent is fine.....it was white smoooke and not only was it white but it smelled aweful! n im in cali its not that cold it was 67ish outside and there was a really nasty fume smell from the end of the car __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti | | | | | 01-20-2007, 02:45 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: G-dale, California Posts: 1,698 |
also the car was not that cold it was almost to quarter so i doubt it was because it was cold and the head gasket i doubt that either because it happened right after the tire blew __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti | | | | | 01-20-2007, 02:46 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: G-dale, California Posts: 1,698 |
last thing i just have a sport exhaust......forgot wat brand lol __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti | | | | | 01-20-2007, 03:16 AM | #10 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Was it the back tire? You probably blew a hole in or dented your muffler, lol. I busted a U-joint on my Jeep once. Replaced the U-joint and the Jeep had no power and ran like crap. I noticed that my air filter was saturated with oil. After checking all of the vaccume hoses I finally realized that when my U-joint busted, the driveshaft spun around and creased my muffler thus causing extreme backpressure. Just look around the area where your tire blew. It's hard to imagine that these two things can be related but I've seen some strange things happen in my time. I bet it was the rear driver's side tire. People in this forum seem to be quick to assume the worst. For some reason everyone here is looking for another blown head gasket thread. They may be right, but check the obvious first. | | | | | 01-20-2007, 03:22 AM | #11 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
BTW the oil you're seeing isn't really oil at all. If you did damage your muffler, it's probably just a combination of moisture and old carbon deposit from inside the muffler. Also FWIW, your muffler might have been rusted through, causing a stream of hot air to blow on your wheel or tire which would eventually cause your tire to overpressurize and burst. Don't run the engine until you figure this out, or you'll probably blow another tire. | | | | | 01-20-2007, 03:44 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: G-dale, California Posts: 1,698 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 BTW the oil you're seeing isn't really oil at all. If you did damage your muffler, it's probably just a combination of moisture and old carbon deposit from inside the muffler. Also FWIW, your muffler might have been rusted through, causing a stream of hot air to blow on your wheel or tire which would eventually cause your tire to overpressurize and burst. Don't run the engine until you figure this out, or you'll probably blow another tire. | u know wat i thik u ight be right on that because my tires were brand new almost 3 months old and in grat condition it was the tire on the drivers side and i checked all over the car nothing seems to be out of place or deformed except the exhaust it did get banded up pretty bad but i still have no idea wat the smooke is ....i still think its the gasket because after the car heats up it still has the issue __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti | | | | | 01-20-2007, 04:15 AM | #13 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
If it was a head gasket causing the smoke, you'ld definately have oil/coolant mixture. You would notice oil in the coolant and vice versa. Change the muffler first. You might have gotten some debris stuck inside of it from the tire blowing out. I'll sell you this muffler for $50.  Here's a link if you're interested: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13655 P.S. The smoke you're seeing is probably a piece of tire rubber burning inside of the muffler. | | | | | 01-21-2007, 12:42 AM | #14 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OHIO Posts: 74 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 If it was a head gasket causing the smoke, you'ld definately have oil/coolant mixture. You would notice oil in the coolant and vice versa. Change the muffler first. You might have gotten some debris stuck inside of it from the tire blowing out. I'll sell you this muffler for $50. Here's a link if you're interested: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13655 P.S. The smoke you're seeing is probably a piece of tire rubber burning inside of the muffler. | maybe, but you could try to replace that, i dont think this is a main problem... but you still can try it first to see what happens! | | | | | 01-21-2007, 01:54 AM | #15 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by iqvkucuh maybe, but you could try to replace that, i dont think this is a main problem...
but you still can try it first to see what happens! | Really? Have you physically seen or heard his car? It's probably just a coincidence that his brand new driver's side rear tire blew and his muffler is also damaged. Stop and think about how ridiculous you guys sound. You're trying to connect a blown tire to a blown head gasket. He said that his oil and coolant were clean. Sure, sometimes you could have a BHG without coolant/oil mixture, though it's rare and you wouldn't get smoke from it. Leave this poor kid alone, you probably have him scared $#!tLess. It's obvious M3_KILL3R, the awful fumes that you're smelling is tire rubber burning. Hence the smoke, sputtering and black oily spitting. Catalytic converters going bad smell like rotten eggs sometimes, but don't let me put that idea in your head. Change your muffler before you do anything else. Don't risk blowing another tire. I'll make you a deal since you live in California. If you buy my muffler and it doesn't fix the problem, I'll give you your money back. | | | | | |
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