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Help! Burning rubber smell and smoke from under hood!
Any ideas what is going on? I am the original owner, it's an '01 3.0i with about 112k miles on it. It was parked outdoors at the airport for almost 3 days (pretty cold, I'm in New England). At first I thought it may be a belt (there was no noise noted). Then I thought it may be oil. I did a search and saw a bit about this oil separator issue, but I have no mess, no leaks, no apparent loss of oil. Any advice is appreciated! TIA! |
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Look under the car and make sure there isn't a plastic bag or something similar that is stuck to the exhaust system. That would be my guess.
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ditto, when they hit hot exhaust they stick and melt. Also check the belts to make sure none are slipping, that can cause the smell and smoke also.
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oil seperator? any oil splash in the engine compartment
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OK, slight revision....
I just pulled the car out of the garage into brighter sunlight and looked under the hood. If I look down in the mid to lower sections under the hoos, I see signs of what may be some engine oil. Doesn't look like a lot, but any is no good. I haven't driven it (and won't) since last night. Are we thinking it may be this oil separator issue? If so, what does that mean I'll need to do? Cost? In researching posts on this site, I came across some talk of a servivce bulletin. Does that mean it would be a covered repair? if so, where would I find this info?
Obviously I am past the warranty. Should I take to the dealer for this work or my local independent shop? They do a lot of foreign car work and work on BMW's quite a bit. They've always done alright by me with my X5 and '97 Z3. Last edited by PeteG; 02-23-2008 at 02:29 PM. |
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It probably is the seperator starting to go bad on you. But the valve cover gaskets are usually the first tell tale sign. Take a flashlight and shine it on the valve cover gaskets. Look all around it in a 360 degree angle. As far as cost goes, for a new seperator at the dealer including labor is around $1300. I took mine to a local shop familiar with BMW's and they did it for $450. I had the dealer replace my valve cover gasket for $530 which of course would be cheaper at the local shop. probably half. Unscrew your oil cap, If there is some white or caramel milky residue cream on the cap, it is more then likely your seperator because of condensation build up from the oil freezing in the lines. That is another tell tale sign also. I have become a near expert in this issue as I have just dealt with it and had it taken care of last month. |
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Check also the clamps on the hoses here :
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...17&hg=11&fg=15 Oil could be leaking from here running down your exhaust. This is what exactly what happened to me the other day. Apparently my friendly mechanic forgot to tighten the clamp. I may be wrong in your case though but worth checking it out anyway. Good luck!
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Having it towed to my local indie shop today. Thanks to you all for all your help!!
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