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E39 (1997 - 2003)
The BMW 5-Series (E39 chassis) was introduced in the United States as a 1997 model year car and lasted until the 2004 when the E60 chassis was released. The United States saw several variations including the 525i, 528i, 530i and 540i. -- View the E39 Wiki |
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99 bmw 540i smoking
Hi everyone
I posted about my 99 bimmer 540i/6spds with 120,000mi cold start smoking and goes away in about 20 to 30s. After changing the CCV (PCV) and the VCG it has gone worse huge clouds on every start and once on the road after the light. The smoke looks at first a little blue and sometimes grey on humid rainy weather, but doesn't smell antifreeze smells more like steam , idle gauge is normal most of the time but rarely sometimes it goes up a little higher than the normal at full stop. Did not find any hose and vacuum leak. The CCV was installed without removing the intake manifold and I bought Meyle brand CCV $43. Also I notice the oil leak a little bit from the oil filler cap but doesn't go down far Could this be a bad installation or a bad CCV or something else by the way the car drives strong and does not hesitate Does anyone have any opinion or suggestion Thanks Last edited by damisco; 01-17-2013 at 12:07 AM. |
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I don't understand why you just made another thread stating your exact same problem you started a thread on a week or 2 back. I even replied to that thread and you then stopped replying. I don't think making another thread is going to do anyone any good here when we search for similar issues.
As I said in your other thread; were the grommets replaced when valve covers were done? |
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Thanks Reuvers, yes the rubber grommets were replaced too with the VCG, I added new things to the new post cause I car was not smoking at every cold start b4 and also the oil leak from the oil filler cap any idea does that mean the filler cap is bad or other malfunctioning.
Thanks, I appreciate it. |
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