Is this normal? N20 weird fumes/smoke

BMW FOREVER · 02-13-2019, 09:49 AM

Hi guys,

So my car is a 2012 F10 with 17.5k miles. Today when I switched off the engine and opened up the engine Bay just to check coolant level etc...noticed these weird fumes. In the video if you look closely you can see the air moving near the base of the engine. Not sure what’s causing this. Anyone experienced something like this before? Any help is appreciated!Thanks!

BMW FOREVER · 02-13-2019, 10:18 AM

Also to give background...nothing on the car has been replaced yet except for engine mount, water pump, air filter, oil filter and rear brake pads. Everything else is what came from factory including the oil gaskets due to the Low mileage of the car.

ezaircon4jc · 02-13-2019, 12:57 PM

Hot air rises and you can see the "heat waves". Ever look at hot asphalt in the distance? You can see the same "waves".

I didn't see anything, but if you're seeing what looks like distorted air rising I would suspect it's just the very hot air rising.

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BMW FOREVER First Lieutenant 164 Rep 392 Posts Drives: 2014 535i Xdrive Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Is this normal? N20 weird fumes/smoke Hi guys, So my car is a 2012 F10 with 17.5k miles. Today when I switched off the engine and opened up the engine Bay just to check coolant level etc...noticed these weird fumes. In the video if you look closely you can see the air moving near the base of the engine. Not sure what’s causing this. Anyone experienced something like this before? Any help is appreciated!Thanks!
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BMW FOREVER First Lieutenant 164 Rep 392 Posts Drives: 2014 535i Xdrive Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Also to give background...nothing on the car has been replaced yet except for engine mount, water pump, air filter, oil filter and rear brake pads. Everything else is what came from factory including the oil gaskets due to the Low mileage of the car.
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ezaircon4jc Major General 4440 Rep 5,332 Posts Drives: 2019 540i M Sport Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Hot air rises and you can see the "heat waves". Ever look at hot asphalt in the distance? You can see the same "waves". I didn't see anything, but if you're seeing what looks like distorted air rising I would suspect it's just the very hot air rising.
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