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smoke in first start

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:08 am
by x5inwales
when start the car for the first time of a day, it has smoke coming out for a few seconds, then disappear. The recent service suggested glow plugs (5 out of 6) have faults. Could it be the problem? or burning oil?

Re: smoke in first start

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:19 am
by X5Sport
Diesels always give a puff of smoke when first started on a cold day, and if you have two glow plugs out it will smoke a little more and then settle.

If it's blue smoke and your oil level is falling then it might be something else, but otherwise nothing to worry about.

Richard

Re: smoke in first start

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:11 pm
by x5inwales
[quote="X5Sport"]
Diesels always give a puff of smoke when first started on a cold day, and if you have two glow plugs out it will smoke a little more and then settle.

If it's blue smoke and your oil level is falling then it might be something else, but otherwise nothing to worry about.

Richard
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Thanks Richard!

Re: smoke in first start

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:21 pm
by 535dboy
It is probably about to blow up

HTH

:P