rsu 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2008 Hi all, I am a newbie here. My car is a e46 1998, last time when i went to WOF about 2 months ago the guy at VTNZ told me there was a massive engine oil leak. Recently i noticed several times there was smokes coming out under the engine hood, the smoke is not heavy, white color and usually last for about 10 seconds. The car is normal except the smoking. I suspected the smoke is caused by engine oil leaked into the hot exhaust pipe. When i open the hood i can actually see there are quite a few oil marks on the engine, and there are many oil marks on the garage floor too. I think it is time to replace the gasket seal? Can anyone help me with: 1, normally how much does it cost to replace the gasket seal and fix the oil leaking problem? 2, is the smoking likely to be caused by oil leaking? 3, can any one recommend a place to replace the gasket seal? i live in eastern auckland. Thank you very much! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zenetti 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2008 take a look at the forum sponsor Glenn is awesome, and based out East too!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted March 21, 2008 Call in next week and I'll have a look for you. Please phone me first 2722546 Common problems are : Rocker cover gasket Front crank seal Oil filter remote housing gasket & "O" rings Sump gasket Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
