2006 M3 engine block cracked HELP!!!

Mrs.Smith · Wed, Oct-06-2010, 08:30:56 PM

I was just driving and I could smell smoke have a 2006 M3 conv SMG, saw white smoke after an investigation saw a piece was missing from the engine block and oil spewed everywhere? Why would this happen? Just out of warrenty!!!!! Help!!! Any advice, was this something I did? I have pics..where can I post them they are in an album if you can click on them Thanks in advance! Sarah.

bimmer777 · Wed, Oct-06-2010, 09:25:40 PM

That is a blown engine, no doubt about it. Cannot fix it either, will need a new engine.

No cheap way around this one but the cheapest route would be to find an engine in some junkyard and swap it.

What did you do to blow the engine? They just don't blow from driving normally.

ALwAyS4SaLe · Fri, Oct-08-2010, 08:48:58 AM

Any recent maintenance done on the car? May have been some over torqued nuts and bolts. Sorry for this.

MPOWERD · Mon, Oct-11-2010, 06:12:57 AM

When was the last time you checked the oil? Was the car running hot?

Did you drive through any standing water or have any dumped over the nose of the car? If you ingest water into the motor it can crack the block..

Wed, Oct-06-2010, 08:30:56 PM	#1
Mrs.Smith Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0	2006 M3 engine block cracked HELP!!! I was just driving and I could smell smoke have a 2006 M3 conv SMG, saw white smoke after an investigation saw a piece was missing from the engine block and oil spewed everywhere? Why would this happen? Just out of warrenty!!!!! Help!!! Any advice, was this something I did? I have pics..where can I post them they are in an album if you can click on them Thanks in advance! Sarah.

Wed, Oct-06-2010, 09:25:40 PM	#2
bimmer777 I drive an AWD Turdbro Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,235 Reputation: 0 Location: NYC	That is a blown engine, no doubt about it. Cannot fix it either, will need a new engine. No cheap way around this one but the cheapest route would be to find an engine in some junkyard and swap it. What did you do to blow the engine? They just don't blow from driving normally. __________________ "Good drivers have dead flies on the side windows" - Walter Röhrl

Mon, Oct-11-2010, 06:12:57 AM	#4
MPOWERD Mod Hound! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,724 In the garage: '03 BMW M3 Convertible Reputation: 0 Location: Texas	When was the last time you checked the oil? Was the car running hot? Did you drive through any standing water or have any dumped over the nose of the car? If you ingest water into the motor it can crack the block.. __________________ 2003.5 e46 ///M 3 TiAg Cabriolet SMG II... <> CSL Carbon Fiber Intake w/MAF, Brembo Gran Turismo, Euro Headers & Cats, K&N 69, Radenergie Carbon Fiber Strutbar <> EAS Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills, Carbon Fiber Fender Grills, SMG Carbon Fiber Paddles, Vorsteiner 2 Sided CF VCSL Boot <> EAS Slvr Carbon Fiber Interior Trim, Blk Carbon Fiber SMG Dome, Carbon Fiber Console, & Blk/Slvr Steering Wheel Trim <> EAS Carbon Fiber Engine Bay, Vorsteiner Carbon Fiber Valve Cover, RPI Intake Scoops, CarPC w/Nav/MP3/HD Radio/TV <> Eisenmann Race Exhaust, Supersprint X-Pipe with Resonator, Ekarbon 1/2 Carbon Fiber Diffuser, DEPO Smoked Corners <> 19x8.5 19x9.5 VMR V710s in HyperSilver, Painted Corner Reflectors, EAS Carbon Fiber Emblems, Carbon Fiber Hood Vent <> Slvr CF Pedals, OEM 2-Tone Hardtop, Windscreen, & Alarm, 6K Headlights & HID Fogs, Blk Carbon Fiber Headlight Trim

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Fri, Oct-08-2010, 08:48:58 AM	#3
ALwAyS4SaLe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,415 Reputation: 0	Any recent maintenance done on the car? May have been some over torqued nuts and bolts. Sorry for this.