i AM LOOKING AT BUYING ANOTHER DIESEL TODAY AND WANTING TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE THINKS ON BLUE SMOKE? iS THAT WATER IN THE OIL?

What model? What year and how many miles? Blue smoke at start up, or blue smoke all the time? How much? Take the oil cap off the valve cover while running and see how much crap shoots out. If it is hard to put the cap back on because of the pressure build up as you close off the opening, it is a sign of engine wear. Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

Please don't take this the wrong way, I am in no way trying to offend you or turn you away from this wonderful forum.

But, please do not "scream" aka type in all caps for an entire post.

thanks!

maybe his capslock is stuck on

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Formers:
2012- Mazda 3
2007 Outlander- complete pile
1995 E300 Diesel 208K
2007 VW Passat 2.0T 63K SOLD
2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K
2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000
2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold
1984 300 turbo diesel 222K

Since we are more concerned with proper grammar instead of the use of this forum for information purposes, I have one suggestion for you.
Please do not use "but" to start a sentence. It's as "wrong" as using all caps.
It really shouldn't matter how someone types on a forum. I hope you're not searching these boards and correcting everyones grammar and spelling.

Blue smoke= burning oil.

Possible culprits: Turbo inlet/exhaust seals, valve stem seals, oil control rings on piston, excessive oil from blow-by/crankcase vent, or leaking headgasket.

In a car:
Blue smoke=burning lots of oil=not good

In a human:
Blue skin=low hemoglobin=cyanosis=not good

I would stay away from a blue smoker, unless the interrior is good, and other mechanical bits look good, then I would *only* offer bottom dollar.
It's a parts car (IMHO).

But crack free blue dash = very good


Well not to be overly pedantic, but it is far easier to read through poor spelling (my pet peeve is their/there/they're & then/than), and poor structure, than to read through ALL CAPS TYPING LIKE THIS. If his post have been more than a one liner I likely would have closed it and moved on. Part of getting help on the forums is making your post at least ledgable to others.
-nB

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Wow, I know where to come for all my English grammar lessons now.
Bud

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If it is a 3.5 litre take a walk. On second thought run. You really have to post the model and year to really get meaningful answers. Car may be desirable or cheap because of it. The more you post the more suggestions will be gained. There are quite a few things that can cause the blue smoke. On some models sometimes it is possible and practical to fix. On others there is just no way basically. What the members want to deal with are things like mint 85 300sd with smoking problem for 100.00. Then you will get so many replies asking where this car is it will stun you. You can even pm me in caps with the place and telephone number it's really okay.

The main point of the original post is about blue smoke, not grammar or spelling. I guess sometime soon people will start to yell at people because they swear they can hear their accent through their typing, and they pronounced a word wrong through the typing. It's insane, look past the obvious (all caps, misspelled words) and give people a hand with the questions they ask. This biodiesel/wvo/svo/vo solution will never reach global proportions, or national at that, if we don't work together. So what, he wrote in all caps. Big deal! Move on, and get over it.

Yeah, it does matter. If it irritates everyone's eyes they are less likely to help and will just press the back button on the browser. And you can start a sentence with "but" nowadays, as long as you know how to and it looks right. Ask my English 1A teacher

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I agree. That's exactly what I did.

No, you can not use "but" or "and" for the beginning of a sentence, even if you make it "look right". Maybe to some eyes, all caps do look right. Let's see: engineers, drafters, blueprinters, graphic designers, etc. All of those people in those fields view it as not only accepted, but the standard. It's pretty damn ****ty to jump on someone for their use of all caps, when less than half of anyone on here can structure a sentence, doubtful even a paragraph, nor spell to save their life.
Again, get over it people and move on. If you don't want to help someone because their use of all caps, well just don't help, and please refrain yourself from correcting them.

We need more info. There are thousands of diesels out there. Are we talking about a Cummins 5.9? MTU 16V2000? Yanmar? VW TDI?

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