BMW X5 40e White smoke at startup after 3 or 4 days notinuse.

[RodG]

Thanks Sean.

I'm not really up to doing it myself.  I'll go back to BMmodworks when the finances pickup.

I take on board your point about the oil line.  Makes perfect sense.

[RodG]

To wrap this up, -  my X5 was stolen from my driveway a few weeks ago.  The white smoke at start-up is now somebody else's problem.  ( Probably a turbo oil seal. )

The car was moved to a secluded location and the built-in tracker was disabled.  The BMW app showed it about 5Km from my house but when the police went there there was no car to be found.

I'd put a new transfer box into it which was €5K but thankfully didn't have the turbo reconditioned (€2k).

Waiting for the insurance money.  Probably will go for a 2019  3 Series 330i hybrid.  My days of sitting high at the lights are over :-( 

 

[Greydog]

Sad end to your X5 story Rod

Lets hope the scum who took it get something incurable

I hope you find a good replacement 

Dave