Oil burning?
06-15-2010, 03:20 AM
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Well I put my car up for sale and someone was here today to have a look at it, he opened the hood and switched on the engine, and after a minute he noticed that there was smoke comming from the lid where you fill up the oil. Is this normal? Or should I be worried? Its a 525 Diesel from 09/2004
06-15-2010, 11:51 AM
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What can I say? I mean, oil burning at the cap makes sense. What if it was just random burn-off? If you got oil burning from someplace OTHER than there I'd worry. Otherwise a little burn-off right there might just be residue when oil was added. Make sure the cap is tight and move on, etc.
06-15-2010, 12:29 PM
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My Ride: 2005 E60 523 executive
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Guess you didn't make a sale 
, he thinks there is something wrong with the car.
06-16-2010, 01:11 PM
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My Ride: 07 530 Titanium Silver Sport/Premium PKG OEM Mtech Kit
Well I put my car up for sale and someone was here today to have a look at it, he opened the hood and switched on the engine, and after a minute he noticed that there was smoke comming from the lid where you fill up the oil. Is this normal? Or should I be worried? Its a 525 Diesel from 09/2004
06-18-2010, 09:17 PM
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My Ride: 2004 BMW 530i - no mods. Pretty basic really. I mean it has tires, windows, and a sweet look, what more could a man want? Honestly, I'd like to improve the sound system mildly, and possibly find a worthy engine mod that would increase my BHP by 100 without giving an arm and a leg for. I don't think it's out there, so I'll stay stock and love driving my 530i.
I agree, if there's smoke coming from around the cap then it's most likely burn off from the last oil job. Happens, esp if you don't use a funnel and try to free pour oil into the engine.
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