» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 368,137 Views | | | | | 04-19-2016, 02:59 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North carolina Posts: 27 | What's wrong with my Ti?? So i finally got my 160k 5 speed Ti up and running after a bringing it back to life after a year of sitting being repaired (starter, new key, Fuel Pump, fuel filter, injectors) Sat in the garage for that whole period So now that it runs there is loads of white smoke as long as it's on, it runs pretty hot, and the oil has white substance and also a significant loss of coolant, there is no visible leaks that i see I won't even lie i had to give it the beans, had to bang out a quick 1st to second pull... It still had getup if that helps So why do yall think is the cause of these symptoms? I kinda don't want to say or even think about this..but could it be a blown head gasket? | | | 04-19-2016, 04:58 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 | Quote: Originally Posted by Steez So now that it runs there is loads of white smoke as long as it's on, it runs pretty hot, and the oil has white substance and also a significant loss of coolant, there is no visible leaks that i see | All tell-tale signs of a blown head gasket. The visible leak is the white smoke coming out of the exhaust... that's where your coolant is going. Quote: Originally Posted by Steez I won't even lie i had to give it the beans, had to bang out a quick 1st to second pull... It still had getup if that helps | That DEFINITELY didn't help. Not going to have getup for long if you keep that up. My advice if you plan on keeping the car: Don't even turn the motor over again; pull the head and hope the gasket is all you're replacing but be prepared to replace the head as well, after having a machine shop check it out. Good luck. __________________ 1995 318ti Base - Cosmosschwarz/Sandgrau R.I.P. 1997 318ti Active - Alpinweiß III/Sandgrau 2013 328i Coupe - Le Mans Blau Last edited by zoner; 04-19-2016 at 05:01 AM. | | | 04-20-2016, 05:50 PM | #3 | Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Carnation Posts: 44 | Eh, you can flog it all day if it's warmed up- these cars are not Ford Focii... But yeah, you have all the tell- tale signs of a blown head gasket. Time to pop the head and see how bad it is. If it just started, get it apart and maybe you'll be lucky to just need a gasket. But do have a shop check the head for warpage. Don't let it sit- the coolant will get down into the bores and corrode the cylinder walls... t | | | 04-21-2016, 05:00 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 | Quote: Originally Posted by TobyB Eh, you can flog it all day if it's warmed up- these cars are not Ford Focii... | On an M42/44 that is tight with no issues, I would tend to agree with you, as least as far as the stoutness of these motors. On a motor with a blown head gasket and oil that looks like poorly mixed chocolate milk, however, no... I wouldn't go there. You're getting almost no protection on bearing and friction surfaces with oil like that. Additionally, if it's longevity you've after, it never a good idea to 'flog' any motor repeatedly/consistently. __________________ 1995 318ti Base - Cosmosschwarz/Sandgrau R.I.P. 1997 318ti Active - Alpinweiß III/Sandgrau 2013 328i Coupe - Le Mans Blau | | | 04-21-2016, 05:43 AM | #5 | Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Carnation Posts: 44 | Well, yes, of course, there are no free lunches. Your mileage will suffer, too... I DO think, and it's only my opinion, that a carefully and sympathetically maintained engine that's used "hard", e.g. a few track days a year, brisk acceleration on the street, etc stands a better chance than Grandma's if she doesn't maintain it. And agreed, if it has a bad head gasket, don't drive it. The coolant eats the bearing material, as well as being a substandard lubricant. But if you accelerated hard and then the headgasket blew, well, it was going to blow soon anyway. t | | | 04-23-2016, 04:34 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North carolina Posts: 27 | Quote: Originally Posted by TobyB Well, yes, of course, there are no free lunches. Your mileage will suffer, too... I DO think, and it's only my opinion, that a carefully and sympathetically maintained engine that's used "hard", e.g. a few track days a year, brisk acceleration on the street, etc stands a better chance than Grandma's if she doesn't maintain it. And agreed, if it has a bad head gasket, don't drive it. The coolant eats the bearing material, as well as being a substandard lubricant. But if you accelerated hard and then the headgasket blew, well, it was going to blow soon anyway. t | The day we ran it was it's first day on in a year, with the same old oil and coolant that was already in there, also the intake rubber boot had a crack in it. I just got in the new oem intake boot today and ran it and (at Idle at least) there wasn't any smoke. I still haven't taken it around the block yet. By any chance could the symptoms be because it's been sitting forever? Also it was using the same OLD fluids that were already in It? Thanks for all the info btw! | | | 04-23-2016, 07:53 PM | #7 | Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Carnation Posts: 44 | Change the oil- but not the filter- fill the coolant up, and then take it around the block- get it warm. Then look at the exhaust, check the coolant. If it all looks ok, go a mile, turn around, come back, look again. Then if THAT looks ok, do 10 miles on the freeway, and see if you can get home! Take some water, and your phone and AAA card. You won't do enough damage in 10 or 20 miles to offset the hassle of pulling the head when it didn't need it. hth t | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |