Please help a young fella.

TRAVii199 · 10-13-2017, 12:30 AM

So I recently bought a 09 335i 6MT. I know it needs a VCG, OFHG, and OCG, but I just crunk it up and I see white smoke coming from tail pipe( fairly good amount), so my first thought is to check the coolant level and it's empty. I just topped it off 2 days ago. I really hope it's not a head gasket but could anyone give any suggestions?

TRAVii199 · 10-13-2017, 12:41 AM

Just crunk it up again and no white smoke this time.

TRAVii199 · 10-13-2017, 12:47 AM

Car has 128k on it, also needs a hpfp if that means anything. It has a muffler delete. I tried smelling the smoke and it's not oil (not sure what coolant would smell like)

335e92tx · 10-13-2017, 04:16 AM

Take an oil sample for analysis

Coolant has a sweet smell

JuniorB · 10-13-2017, 05:59 AM

Stop driving it until you repair the ofh gasket. That could end your troubles very quickly by shredding the belt and it sucking into the engine. Do a compression check, oil sample, and pressure check the coolant system, before you start repairing other parts. Then do a background check on what items were replaced under SIB. It may be you bought the beginning of a long hard road with this. Unless you do these repairs yourself, start saving.

TemjinX2 · 10-13-2017, 07:04 PM

i would at least try fixing the OFHG and OCG first and drain the coolant and oil.

Bad OFHG can cause the coolant and oil to mix if its bad enough. Its a relatively easy and and cheap diy just time consuming.

TRAVii199 · 10-19-2017, 09:29 PM

Okay so I checked the oil and there is no coolant in the oil. I believe the smoke is just condensation from it sitting up a few days before. But that still does not solve the disappearing coolant issue. I remember my passenger side floor being wet and rank could that be the heater core? If so where is it and how hard is it to replace.

autoart · 10-19-2017, 09:36 PM

Is it stock or tuned? Does it have stock downpipes? Does the white smoke always come out, or just at start-up? Are you on original turbos?

TRAVii199 · 10-19-2017, 09:46 PM

It's stock, stock, just at start up until it's warm after sitting for more than a day, yes. But not stock exhaust, resonator delete and muffler delete

TRAVii199 · 10-19-2017, 09:47 PM

Also it runs fine, no skips or anything

10-13-2017, 12:30 AM	#1
TRAVii199 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 09 335i Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	Please help a young fella. So I recently bought a 09 335i 6MT. I know it needs a VCG, OFHG, and OCG, but I just crunk it up and I see white smoke coming from tail pipe( fairly good amount), so my first thought is to check the coolant level and it's empty. I just topped it off 2 days ago. I really hope it's not a head gasket but could anyone give any suggestions?
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10-13-2017, 12:41 AM	#2
TRAVii199 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 09 335i Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	Just crunk it up again and no white smoke this time.
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10-13-2017, 12:47 AM	#3
TRAVii199 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 09 335i Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	Car has 128k on it, also needs a hpfp if that means anything. It has a muffler delete. I tried smelling the smoke and it's not oil (not sure what coolant would smell like)
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10-13-2017, 04:16 AM	#4
335e92tx ahat 1034 Rep 2,592 Posts Drives: Was '07-335e92 - Now '13-335IS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (6)	Take an oil sample for analysis Coolant has a sweet smell __________________ '13 335IS N54 (1 of 373 LeMans Blue out of 3597 total production e92)- Grey interior (1 of 24 in LMB with any trans- 1 of 14 with DCT)-MODS -MFactory LSD/MHD-BQ custom Tune/ATM-IC/AFE Momentum GT Intake/Konis/Mfront&HeimJoint Rear rods&arms/Brembos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Lo6aHZRo7XqtPkhL8
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10-13-2017, 05:59 AM	#5
JuniorB Major 183 Rep 1,017 Posts Drives: 07 e60 525 N54 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (0)	Stop driving it until you repair the ofh gasket. That could end your troubles very quickly by shredding the belt and it sucking into the engine. Do a compression check, oil sample, and pressure check the coolant system, before you start repairing other parts. Then do a background check on what items were replaced under SIB. It may be you bought the beginning of a long hard road with this. Unless you do these repairs yourself, start saving.
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10-13-2017, 07:04 PM	#6
TemjinX2 Major 521 Rep 1,485 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi e92 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Socal OC iTrader: (0)	i would at least try fixing the OFHG and OCG first and drain the coolant and oil. Bad OFHG can cause the coolant and oil to mix if its bad enough. Its a relatively easy and and cheap diy just time consuming.
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10-19-2017, 09:29 PM	#7
TRAVii199 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 09 335i Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	Okay so I checked the oil and there is no coolant in the oil. I believe the smoke is just condensation from it sitting up a few days before. But that still does not solve the disappearing coolant issue. I remember my passenger side floor being wet and rank could that be the heater core? If so where is it and how hard is it to replace.
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10-19-2017, 09:36 PM	#8
autoart Colonel 346 Rep 2,279 Posts Drives: 2009 335i e90 M/ 22 X3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: socal iTrader: (8)	Is it stock or tuned? Does it have stock downpipes? Does the white smoke always come out, or just at start-up? Are you on original turbos?
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10-19-2017, 09:46 PM	#9
TRAVii199 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 09 335i Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	It's stock, stock, just at start up until it's warm after sitting for more than a day, yes. But not stock exhaust, resonator delete and muffler delete
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10-19-2017, 09:47 PM	#10
TRAVii199 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 09 335i Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	Also it runs fine, no skips or anything
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