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Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:22 pm
by FreddieS
My 320i doesnt seem to want to run nicely when cold, but as soon as it warms up it runs lovely (but does chuck out quite a bit of white smoke which i think is brake fluid
or maybe has a crack in the head letting water in, but doesnt seem to get thru any water!?) any idea what might be causing the rough cold running?
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:39 pm
by rebelcruiser
but does chuck out quite a bit of white smoke which i think is brake fluid
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:42 pm
by e30topless
most m20 engine's chuck out white steam when cold whats it like when warmed up ?
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:53 pm
by FreddieS
e30topless wrote:most m20 engine's chuck out white steam when cold whats it like when warmed up ?
Not as much, but when stopped for an amount of time it goes back to throwing out white smoke...
rebelcruiser wrote:but does chuck out quite a bit of white smoke which i think is brake fluid
Thanks for the useful input.
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:58 pm
by rebelcruiser
FreddieS wrote:e30topless wrote:most m20 engine's chuck out white steam when cold whats it like when warmed up ?
Not as much, but when stopped for an amount of time it goes back to throwing out white smoke...
rebelcruiser wrote:but does chuck out quite a bit of white smoke which i think is brake fluid
Thanks for the useful input.
well mate i think its crazy that you think your car is chucking out brake fluid out the exhaust
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:02 pm
by FreddieS
rebelcruiser wrote:FreddieS wrote:e30topless wrote:most m20 engine's chuck out white steam when cold whats it like when warmed up ?
Not as much, but when stopped for an amount of time it goes back to throwing out white smoke...
rebelcruiser wrote:
Thanks for the useful input.
well mate i think its crazy that you think your car is chucking out brake fluid out the exhaust
well if it were to be going from the master cylinder into the servo, thus for thru the vac pipes into the inlet then it would be highly bloody possible.
When burnt, brake fluid emits white smoke.
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:05 pm
by e30topless
if it was burning brake fluid I'd be worried this I doubt ....does it overheat when warmed up ?
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:06 pm
by rebelcruiser
never heard of that before
Re: Hesistant to run when cold
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:15 pm
by FreddieS
e30topless wrote:if it was burning brake fluid I'd be worried this I doubt ....does it overheat when warmed up ?
No, temperature gauge never goes above half even in traffic when it was relatively warm. doesnt seem to use any water either as ive been checking it weekly to try to get to the bottom of this problem.