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**c1apton** · 12-21-2005, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhaile

Doesn't add up...Sorry Rooz. You're burning oil (white) smoke. If you were burning gas it would be black.

Water in exhaust makes white "steam" like smoke.

**Rooz** · 12-21-2005, 12:33 PM

tranny radiator is probably why am bruning white smoke... I'll know more by tonight hopefully

**c1apton** · 12-21-2005, 12:45 PM

Rzzzzz - how many miles do you have on your ride? *You mentioned car wash, but didn't you have it out in rain when you went to see KK? That could be your moisture "intrusion" source

**Rooz** · 12-21-2005, 02:03 PM

102ish.... still a baby

**german speed demon** · 12-21-2005, 02:12 PM

First off, i don't know alot about e36's, so bear with me. After 12 yrs as a general mechanic, i've found that most manufacturers use a side mount transmission cooler tank, located on the side of the radiator. (Ususally, one side of the radiator and the three bottom lines are dedicated to cooling the fluid) If there is a crack in the wall of that tank, tranny fluid would seep from that tank into the radiator fluid. When that gets hot, it will burn off white. Just a thought.

Dave

**xsperf** · 12-21-2005, 05:34 PM

is white coming out of your exhaust? jrhaile, burnt gas(running real rich) is black, but what about unburnt gas, due to the misfire?

rooz, check if there is water in any of your spark plugs, that might help a lot, had a similar problem, did everything to find out what it was and turned out to be as simple as water in the spark plug holes due to a carwash

**Rooz** · 12-21-2005, 05:54 PM

quick question, when it says "Cylinder 5 Misfire Detected" which on is cylinder 5?

A OR B?

Or something else?

**xsperf** · 12-21-2005, 05:56 PM

b? some people say that the cylnder five would be some totally wacked out cylnder, but i think they would be referring to the firing order, there was a thread about this earlier

**c1apton** · 12-21-2005, 07:35 PM

Rzz, it's "B"

**EuroStyle** · 12-21-2005, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooz

well, it was either that or let the salt sit on it, lol

Hand wash?

Any way, I hope you figure this out soon, I want to know hot those AA pipes work out!

-Matt

**Rooz** · 12-21-2005, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EuroStyle

Hand wash?

Any way, I hope you figure this out soon, I want to know hot those AA pipes work out!

-Matt

lol, like to see you handwash a car when the average Temp is 30, lol

Yeah, am getting tired of seeing my car sit in my garage

**B_w.** · 12-22-2005, 03:41 AM

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lol, like to see you handwash a car when the average Temp is 30, lol

yeah it sucks. when i go through those touchless washers my windows all leak, especially around my mirrors. but it is better than having all that shit on your car.

**Dudesky** · 12-22-2005, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by c1apton

Rzz, it's "B"

Correct, as established in the earlier thread xsperf was referring to.

**EuroStyle** · 12-22-2005, 10:18 AM

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lol, like to see you handwash a car when the average Temp is 30, lol

garage + space heater

Sorry for giving you a needlessly hard time

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Yeah, am getting tired of seeing my car sit in my garage

Me to, seeing your car down makes me sad

Any way, any new news? Hopefully good news!

Let us know,
-Matt

**Rooz** · 12-23-2005, 08:45 AM

SO far everything is pointing to a craked head gasket, but what I don't get is why my coolant hasen't gone down.......

Have one last thing to check before I start tearing stuff apart... But if it is a head gasket, the all vanos system might give me a hard time. I have atech that's coming either tonight or tomorrow to do a few more advanced tests too (Compression, fuel pressure, etc...) after the result from those, I'll know more...