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550i Smoke only from one exhaust tail pipe?

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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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Hi,
Since the weather got colder, I noticed that the smoke is only coming out on the driver side of the tail pipe and the right one is completely dry. Is this normal at idle?


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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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someone else just asked the same question.
read here:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=90345
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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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Yes, the other one opens only under load.
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