ari000 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) bought myself a manual 1996 328i M52B28 sedan a few weeks ago, the water pump fell apart in the first 20 minutes Car is blowing some white smoke at idle and after doing a little googling worn valve stem seals fits the symptoms pretty well. So my question is if i have to get this done what other stuff can i do at the same time to improve performance and kill 2 birds with one stone? New valve set, M3 cams??? I'm new to the forum sorry if this has been addressed, tried a search but couldn't find anything specific Thanks Edited June 6, 2013 by ari000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cab 148 Report post Posted June 6, 2013 New valves, new valve springs, camshaft, may aswell do head gaskets too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ari000 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2013 New valves, new valve springs, camshaft, may aswell do head gaskets too Cool thanks, looks like the lsd and exhaust are going to have to wait awhile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cab 148 Report post Posted June 6, 2013 No probs. I had the same thing sort of. I was originally going to adjust my valves 'cause they were ticking like most e30's do, but then decided to get a new camshaft, valve springs, rocker eccentrics (maybe you should do that too), headgasket set and cambelt. Saves doing it later while you've got it all in pieces. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ari000 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2013 Yeah makes sense to take care of it all at the same time and hopefully save some time and money in the long run. Any idea how long i can run with the worn valve seals? the smoke isn't excessive at the moment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted June 7, 2013 Might pay to have it looked at to confirm it's valve stems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1265 Report post Posted June 7, 2013 worn bores or rings from being over heated, stuffed pcv valve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ari000 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2013 worn bores or rings from being over heated, stuffed pcv valve Thanks for the replys, really appreciate it. If worn bores or rings would it be cheaper just to get a new engine put in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted June 7, 2013 are you sure its white smoke and not white steam?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ari000 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2013 are you sure its white smoke and not white steam?? Hmmm I am in wellington and it's super cold. I'll check next time but i'm pretty sure it smells like the cars burning oil or running rich or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted June 7, 2013 Hmmm I am in wellington and it's super cold. I'll check next time but i'm pretty sure it smells like the cars burning oil or running rich or something Smell of burning oil & running rich are two completely different smells. From above advice of possible causes - best confirm the culprit before diving into things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ari000 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2013 After having a look today it is steam, there is abit of water in the exhaust which is hopefully condensation. It's used abit of water that could be from it circulating after water pump replacement and oil but i did drive from auckland to wellington so that could account for it. Will go get a compression test done to be on the safe side since i drove it overheated for abit to get to the mechanics when the water pump failed. Anybody reconmend a good BMW workshop in wellington? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ari000 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 just to give some closure to this the verdict is in and it was a blown headgasket Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorburn 120 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 That isn't fun. Where to from here? fix, sell, burn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ari000 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 I'm sticking with it. Bought another M52 with 120,000 ks. Just annoying I have to wait to buy fun stuff now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cab 148 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 Ah gay as Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
