Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

Ok so my engine is a 100% stock M50tu. I'd ask on the BMW forums if I was not banned on 10+ accounts from all of them.
A replacement engine is going to run me ~500, to change HG is going to be ~100$ to borrow bmw tools, 215$ arp studs, ~250$ MLS HG.
I can't decide if the ringlands are blow or if the HG is blown... still drives normal, still makes full boost no problem, MPG is down about 10%.
Coolant in rad looks good. Oil in VC looks good, maybe like a tiny bit of cloudiness, but 90% fine to the eye. After some racing to the mid 100's with the fags from 3si VR4 forums it shut down, i restarted and it fired right up but has been SHOOTING what looked like smoke and oil from the valve cover. I ran a clear tube from the VC to the outside of the car (see below) and it appears to actually be shooting steam?? It looks like water, feels a tad oily and does not leave residue on glass. After diriving for a few miles there is something almost foamy in there like you would see with a blown HG, but its straight water and disappears. No oil residue left inside, no coolant smell.



So, the symptoms:
shooting "steam" from valve cover
clean coolant
LOSING A LOT OF OIL like 1qt every hundred miles


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...FILE0005-8.jpg

I figured if it was oil and smoke shooting from the VC = cracked ringlands but perhaps its just HG? if thats the case I'll do the studs/gasket, and if the fucker blows anyways I can swap studs/gasket to a new motor.

Opinions? thoughts? where is my oil going? car does not smoke. =/ No obvious leaks when parked overnight, unless its leaking only when driving, because I did notice a lot of oil on the undercarriege.


In the meantime, I've been making sure to turn her out to the nog setting of boost every time I drive the 1.5miles to school.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

Do a comp/ leak down test. It will tell you everything you want to know. BTW I like you lip. Post some pic's of the car/ setup.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

didn't we forget a clamp on the return line when we first installed the kit?

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

about 3 flanges, 2 drain lines, and 12 clamps ago... drains dont need clamps btw.... those paper gaskets worked kinda mint.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

youre throwing oil out your tailpipe or possibly turbo is eating it. hard to say, but oil doesn't always smoke. my toyota drank oil when the hg was blown, but only had a little startup smoke. take a cold startup vid of your car (from tailpipe), and post here.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N98X624KkAw
=)

ill get a cold startup vid tommorow

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

youve got water in your oil. cracked a sleeve low, leaking water from below the rings perhaps?

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That looks like blow-by to me dude. Something is fucked.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

Quit being lazy and just pull your head off and investigate. Your going to have to do it regardless of everyone's thoughts here anyways. Might as well jump in head first and fing out what the ---- is going on.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

Can't or else I would have. Simple as that. If the head comes off its going to be when the 2bar of boost blows it off. I am ACTIVELY shopping around for a spare motor in the mean time. It sucks filling up the DD with as much oil as gas like I drive a ------- rotary.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

http://www.picapartyard.com/TestOct.aspx

they have a couple bmw's there. I can't remember what ones you said would have the engine you need.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

---- ya dude they got a couple i can use! they tend to be niggish or what? ill have to come up soon and me you and the ideaman can make a day of ripping one out? ill provide rum for all involved.

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It sucks you, for whatever reason, are against me saying I reported you on bf.c (which I did not, that would have been solely TRM I don't care if you chip tune peoples cars or not). Its unfortunate because I have 4 - 5 M50TU long blocks I'd be willing to part with.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

picapart is pretty easy to deal with. dont be a theifing little nigwad and youll be fine

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haha sounds good Jon from WPA since there are now two (2) Jon's from PA in this thread. I may be able to make it out the weekend after this, I will give you a call.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

picapart is 9-5, no sundays

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

I moved to a couple min. down the road from them now and started going saturday mornings. Let me know when you're headed out and you can crash if you need to.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

saturday after this one looks good for me, ill coordinate with you and tim and my colon in the coming days... also I gotta call and see how much they want, if they have a 5speed it will be easier to pull with the tranny to keep as a spare although either way it will be rape...as you well know pulling these trannies is not much fun but always fast the second time around

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

no ---- you finally got a place? time to some launches

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lol @ tim

;D

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

Oh man all the bs talk in this post; https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...opic=89170.450

trying to make your self seem like god and you cant even fix whats wrong with your car. U= fail; your car =fail. Do your self and everyone a favor; log out and don't come back. Hmt has enough retarded noobs, with out you here.

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

suck on my dick ------lips

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

my m50 did the same thing. them i beat the ---- out of it for a few more weeks.. probly just gona have to pull it apart to find out. i was in the same place as you then i just abandoned the whole car :6

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

yea but ive been beating on it for over 20k so i still say shes got another 5k in her oil chuggin ass :y :6

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

+1

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

Liston here my son, I > U simple; got it.

"I suck big cocks" Self owning fool :6

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

who do you think wrote that ------?

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

Are you feeling hurt that you had to chage it to, "Nonconsensual Underage Sex" lol your a joke :1

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

so comp test showed 18x 18x 17x <90 18x 19x

:X

Re: Not blow yet, but whats wrong with her?
 

fail has 4 letters

yuriy failed #4cyl

and his car is a boat.

thus, he really does have a failboat