I dont have a clue what this could be so any advice would be great.smoking ?
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skid-kid
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i have a m52b28 it runs fine and ticks over fine but when i give it full throttle and then back off it blows blue smoke out I dont have a clue what this could be so any advice would be great.
I dont have a clue what this could be so any advice would be great.-
e30mazm3
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Rings or valve stem oil seals?Cant see another way of oil getting in there considering it runs fine. Definitley blue smoke?
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e30mazm3
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In my experience with petrol engines:
Blue smoke=oil
white smoke=water
black smoke=over fueling
Blue smoke=oil
white smoke=water
black smoke=over fueling
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skid-kid
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100% blue smoke. Thanks alot i will pull it apart and take a look!
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DanThe
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Is it a Nikasil engine? Would be worth doing a compression test
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skid-kid
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nah its not a nikasil engine as far as i know, but i will still do a compresion test