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2001 BMW E46 Oil in water bottle
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Posted at Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:19 pm |
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Engine Cooling problem
2001 BMW E46 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual 175000 miles
Can you Guys help me, I have a BMW 320D, 2 Days ago i started the car in the morning, wasn't cold but the car struggled to start.eventually it started, after a drive i got home & wanted to wash the motor, opened the water bottle to check water level & found Black oil in the water. thought it could be Head gasket but the car doesn't loose power or get Hot, when i removed the dipstick the oil is still original colour & no water inside motor. there is some white smoke coming out under car, i thought it could be the Intercooler loosing oil in cooling system but not sure. what could be the problem?? |
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Posted at Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:21 am |
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Dr. Hagerty,
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Possibly the heat exchanger. The Diesel E46 never made it state side so this information may need a bit of research, I will get back tonight, BTW, I am in California. |
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Posted at Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:36 pm |
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Thanx Dr. Hagerty, i'm in South Africa. One of my Friends told me he thinks it could be a oil port that blew it's way to a water port. Well the car doesn't get hot & doesn't loose power. He opened the oil cap & said the commpression in the motor is to high, looks like steam coming out of motor. |
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Posted at Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:58 pm |
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Something may have compromised the head gasket, or it has some issue with the head to block sealing. |
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