[J. Dub]

Originally Posted by musa

This sounds like the valve stem seals issue, going by the same smoke culprit after extended idle experienced on the N62 v8 engines on x5, 5 and 6 series.

I was afraid of that.

[BeastMode335i]

Valve stem could be the culprit, but that's still pretty rare I feel with these setups..

[Gohan335i7]

+1 for Valve Cover /Stem. Mine smoked a little b4 replacing Valve Cover. Very well could b the culprit. Raritys become commonplace when you own an N54!! Lol!

[musa]

Originally Posted by J. Dub

I was afraid of that.

What engine oil do you use?

[BeastMode335i]

I'm running Rotella T6 my engine loves it so far..

[J. Dub]

Originally Posted by musa

What engine oil do you use?

Shell rotella diesel oil

[BeastMode335i]

Originally Posted by J. Dub

Shell rotella diesel oil

T6 as well..?? Bro my oil temps are nowhere near as high as when I was using Mobil 1..

[J. Dub]

Originally Posted by BeastMode335i

T6 as well..?? Bro my oil temps are nowhere near as high as when I was using Mobil 1..

Shell T6 5w40 synth

Yes sir, last summer triple digits in humid arkansas, never got past the 1/2way mark on the oil temp gauge.

It's funny seeing people's faces when I tell them I run oil made for a diesel engine

[BeastMode335i]

Originally Posted by J. Dub

Shell T6 5w40 synth

Yes sir, last summer triple digits in humid arkansas, never got past the 1/2way mark on the oil temp gauge.

It's funny seeing people's faces when I tell them I run oil made for a diesel engine

Haha yeah same here, one of my buddies actually saw the container in my garage and asked why do I have that and I pointed at the bimmer and his facial expression was confused to say the least lol..!

[musa]

I use T6 on my E53 X5. I took a peek through the oil fill opening and the timming chain and other internals looked very clean compared to before. The diesel cleaning agents are doing a great job.

[BeastMode335i]

Originally Posted by musa

I use T6 on my E53 X5. I took a peek through the oil fill opening and the timming chain and other internals looked very clean compared to before. The diesel cleaning agents are doing a great job.

Did this lil sneak peek into mine as well, looks nice and shiny!!

[musa]

Hey BeastMode335i, still enjoying smoke-free bimmer? I'm in the process of removing the turbos now.

[BeastMode335i]

Originally Posted by musa

Hey BeastMode335i, still enjoying smoke-free bimmer? I'm in the process of removing the turbos now.

Yes sir

And good luck man, hope you have small hands haha..

[musa]

Originally Posted by BeastMode335i

Yes sir

And good luck man, hope you have small hands haha..

I went on a diet before tackling this project Hey, got my RbTurbos refurbished and now ready to install them. Should the lines be installed before bolting the turbos back onto the block? Any advice here?