Burning smell - Popped hood

YngPhllyKd · 10-29-2010, 02:01 PM

I took my car in for service a few weeks ago. They topped my fluids, checked my brakes, replaced a fog lamp, etc.

Last night was the first time i took it on the highway since i got it back. I went over my friends house and we both noticed a burning smell. We popped the hood and there it was! Oil covered my engine, underneath my hood, it was on my front bumper and more. We saw right away there was no oil cap...which lead me to believe that a service tech forgot to put it back on after topping off my fluids. I called the dealership this morning and explained the situation. They're towing my car to BMW tomorrow morning, but the service advisor said "we're going to have to look into this...you should have gotten a check engine light after driving a couple of miles with no oil cap."

That concerns me a little. I have a JB3, which is disconnected since before i took it to the dealership (still is disconnected), but i'm worried they might upload my cars info to BMWNA. Should i be concerned with this situation?

vase330 · 10-29-2010, 02:17 PM

Don't leave the tune in there if you care. But in this case, yep, sounds like they F'ed up. Could be it was put back on, but not locked. Happens. And no, you wont get a check engine light unless you rev it to high rpms. Ask me how I know that. Happened on my E46. Luckily I had not driven far, and it was me who f'ed up. Got lots of oil mist but no real mess. Funny enough the cap did not even fall off the valve cover where I had put it when I was topping off the oil. I also think the cold oil helped prevent disaster.

YngPhllyKd · 10-29-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vase330

Don't leave the tune in there if you care. But in this case, yep, sounds like they F'ed up. Could be it was put back on, but not locked. Happens. And no, you wont get a check engine light unless you rev it to high rpms. Ask me how I know that. Happened on my E46. Luckily I had not driven far, and it was me who f'ed up. Got lots of oil mist but no real mess. Funny enough the cap did not even fall off the valve cover where I had put it when I was topping off the oil. I also think the cold oil helped prevent disaster.

The tune's out of the car...completely de-modded. I asked them to make sure the car was detailed and completely cleaned. So hopefully it's not as bad i'm thinking it is.

vase330 · 10-29-2010, 02:36 PM

No its no big deal a little de-greaser can't fix. They wont even hook it to the computer. Just top up again, replace the cap and give it a nice detail. Happens more than you realize.

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YngPhllyKd Private First Class 28 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philly iTrader: (4)	Burning smell - Popped hood - NO OIL CAP & OIL EVERYWHERE! I took my car in for service a few weeks ago. They topped my fluids, checked my brakes, replaced a fog lamp, etc. Last night was the first time i took it on the highway since i got it back. I went over my friends house and we both noticed a burning smell. We popped the hood and there it was! Oil covered my engine, underneath my hood, it was on my front bumper and more. We saw right away there was no oil cap...which lead me to believe that a service tech forgot to put it back on after topping off my fluids. I called the dealership this morning and explained the situation. They're towing my car to BMW tomorrow morning, but the service advisor said "we're going to have to look into this...you should have gotten a check engine light after driving a couple of miles with no oil cap." That concerns me a little. I have a JB3, which is disconnected since before i took it to the dealership (still is disconnected), but i'm worried they might upload my cars info to BMWNA. Should i be concerned with this situation? __________________ 2010 BMW 335i Coupe 6MT \| Navi, Sports, Cold Weather, Hifi Sound, Premium \| BMS DCI \| Hood Scoops \| JB4 My House Mixes: http://soundcloud.com/khalmusic/breathe-november-2012
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vase330 Colonel 102 Rep 2,760 Posts Drives: 19 E63S; 15.5 RangeRover ATB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arlington, Va iTrader: (1)	Don't leave the tune in there if you care. But in this case, yep, sounds like they F'ed up. Could be it was put back on, but not locked. Happens. And no, you wont get a check engine light unless you rev it to high rpms. Ask me how I know that. Happened on my E46. Luckily I had not driven far, and it was me who f'ed up. Got lots of oil mist but no real mess. Funny enough the cap did not even fall off the valve cover where I had put it when I was topping off the oil. I also think the cold oil helped prevent disaster. __________________ E92 335 \| Space Gray \| Saddle Brown Dakota \| Dark Burl Trim \| ZPP \| ZSP \| AT \| Idrive \| 6FL \| FBO \| Dinan CAI \| Quaife LSD \| STG3 PROCede.
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vase330 Colonel 102 Rep 2,760 Posts Drives: 19 E63S; 15.5 RangeRover ATB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arlington, Va iTrader: (1)	No its no big deal a little de-greaser can't fix. They wont even hook it to the computer. Just top up again, replace the cap and give it a nice detail. Happens more than you realize. __________________ E92 335 \| Space Gray \| Saddle Brown Dakota \| Dark Burl Trim \| ZPP \| ZSP \| AT \| Idrive \| 6FL \| FBO \| Dinan CAI \| Quaife LSD \| STG3 PROCede.
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