Reference - Blue smoke on gas, rocking idle on E38/M62

Hi,

If your engine, all of a sudden starts smoking in blue (mostly when accelerating) and rocks on idle (rough idleing), this is most likely your torn out CCV (Cyclonic Crankcase Ventilation) diaphragm, which is located on the rear side of your intake manifold.

First check your compession on all of your 8 cylinders. If they give close values to each other in the green area of your compression tester, then you can be sure that it is the CCV. It is a relatively cheap part (less than 100 usd), but replacing it is a nasty job. It is close to the firewall.

The intake manifold must come out for a proper replacement and must be cleaned inside for there surely is a lot of oil in it. This means; covers, spark plugs, injectors must come out. You better get help from a handy friend.

Good luck.