335D Smoking

[244065013]

Hello,

So my 07 335D pumps out thick white (Blue so I have been told) smoke. Fine when it's idle but soon as you give it some revs it pumps it out with a smell of fuel/oil. Still drives fine and have power.

The AA guy said could be the injectors and I should do a leak off test, any ideas where I could get one of these done and are they expensive?

Couple of garages I have spoken to straight away said I need new turbo but I don't fancy spending that kind of cash on repair and rather get a new motor.

Any help will be much appreciated,

Thanks

T

[Locknut]

Bluish white smoke usually mean it is burning oil. How is your oil consumption?

[244065013]

It has been fine as far as I know and had an oil service couple months back. Can't seem find any one genuine to test it! They all just want to change the tubro!

[river_rat]

My Dad's old E46 330d has similar symptons - new turbo cured it.

[helix402]

You have two turbos. Any decent garage should be able to an injector leak off test and also check for turbo failure. I think your car has the M57 which also has a crankcase breather valve which should be changed in the event of turbo failure.

[244065013]

Thanks, beginning to make sense a bit. One of the garage said they need to take off injectors and send them for test. Not sure if that's the process.

Will research into a decent indy garage.

[Martyn76]

Might be best off asking on E90post.com, lots of helpful peeps on there.

[helix402]

A leak off test is done in situ with a kit such as this:





You can even make your own for very little cost.

[244065013]

Thanks, beginning to make sense a bit. One of the garage said they need to take off injectors and send them for test. Not sure if that's the process.

Will research into a decent indy garage.

[stuart-b]

You can get the turbos refurbed, it isn't such an expensive job since those turbos are so popular.
You would need to do that anyway to shift the car - it's practically scrap otherwise.

[Vee]

How is your oil consumption ?
Whilst it is running, take out the dipstick and see if any smoke comes out.

Mine did this and was diagnosed as a cracked piston ring.
The turbos are usually pretty good on these.

Edited by Vee on Friday 25th August 18:08

[Eddieslofart]

Suspect your dpf will be protesting soon also.

[Dinlowgoon]

river_rat said:

My Dad's old E46 330d has similar symptons - new turbo cured it.

New or recon turbo a far better option than diesel runaway. That's what finally wrote off my old e46 330d. The fire brigade arrived,I hadn't called them. "We saw the smoke from a couple of miles away mate", just wish I'd filmed it on my phone. To the cars credit it was displaying 320,000m !!

[244065013]

Thanks all, got a guy coming into take a look next week so will update then.

Thanks

T