Burning oil/ blue smoke

[Colt]

Originally Posted by livnpaintball2

Got your turbos yet?

Have left e-mails and two voicemails to Vargas with no reply back yet. Come monday if I don't hear from them or if I do and they tell me it's going to be another two weeks I'm cancelling the order and getting RBs (says they're in stock on robs site)

[livnpaintball2]

I know they were waiting on the waste gate parts at one time but they should be shipping them by now.

[Freon]

Originally Posted by livnpaintball2

Talked to. The dealer and since there are no codes then no free replacement turbos.

Stupid. I guess they'll let the oil destroy the cats or something else more serious...

[135Pats]

Originally Posted by aM.

Have left e-mails and two voicemails to Vargas with no reply back yet. Come monday if I don't hear from them or if I do and they tell me it's going to be another two weeks I'm cancelling the order and getting RBs (says they're in stock on robs site)

Talk to Jake at PTF he had a local set of 135i RBs with only 500 miles on them for a very strong price. Obviously local pickup, and minimal wait time as well. I was about to buy them then someone decided to back into me and not leave contact info, so there went $1K out of the blue. FML.

[Colt]

Originally Posted by 135Pats

Talk to Jake at PTF he had a local set of 135i RBs with only 500 miles on them for a very strong price. Obviously local pickup, and minimal wait time as well. I was about to buy them then someone decided to back into me and not leave contact info, so there went $1K out of the blue. FML.

Thanks for the heads up. I might try and contact him now over e-mail

[livnpaintball2]

Turbos are shipping! Bought a new water pump to swap out while doing the turbos, found one for $335.

[Edogg218]

Originally Posted by livnpaintball2

Turbos are shipping! Bought a new water pump to swap out while doing the turbos, found one for $335.

That's a great price on the pump - care to share your source?

[livnpaintball2]

http://www.autopartsway.com/search.c...rch:Vdo1955353

Got it today! Well packed to if you want to decline the insurance.

[livnpaintball2]

Don't put in the model of you car or it will change the price.

[Edogg218]

Originally Posted by livnpaintball2

Don't put in the model of you car or it will change the price.

Thank you!

[SpacE82]

BMW wouldnt warranty my turbos because of my mods. I'm also having the blue smoke/burning oil problem. So I just ordered the Vargas Stage 1 turbo upgrade. Hopefully that fixes it....and more! hoping to get them in the next couple weeks.

[Colt]

Originally Posted by SpacE82

BMW wouldnt warranty my turbos because of my mods. I'm also having the blue smoke/burning oil problem. So I just ordered the Vargas Stage 1 turbo upgrade. Hopefully that fixes it....and more! hoping to get them in the next couple weeks.

You might be getting the set I ordered if Tony doesn't put you through the BS like he did me. Jerking me around for over a month. Told me two days ago that he would be shipping my turbos out on Friday and told him I didn't want them anymore because I ordered through RB. Went 3 weeks with no reply from him from various e-mails and voicemails. But the second I dispute the purchase from my credit card company he decides to reply.

Tells me there is no cancellation on orders even if they haven't been shipped out, so had to get my credit card company involved.

Hope you get your turbos. Even after he decided to finally respond I wouldn't trust that company for any sort of failure the turbos (might) have. They don't answer to anything it seems. They don't even have anyone to answer the phone every time I have called. Impossible company to get a hold of.

[SpacE82]

Originally Posted by aM.

You might be getting the set I ordered if Tony doesn't put you through the BS like he did me. Jerking me around for over a month. Told me two days ago that he would be shipping my turbos out on Friday and told him I didn't want them anymore because I ordered through RB. Went 3 weeks with no reply from him from various e-mails and voicemails. But the second I dispute the purchase from my credit card company he decides to reply.

Tells me there is no cancellation on orders even if they haven't been shipped out, so had to get my credit card company involved.

Hope you get your turbos. Even after he decided to finally respond I wouldn't trust that company for any sort of failure the turbos (might) have. They don't answer to anything it seems. They don't even have anyone to answer the phone every time I have called. Impossible company to get a hold of.

Hmm, I've haven't really had any trouble reaching him via email. He said they were waiting on parts and that they would ship out the end of this week or early next week.

[135Pats]

Originally Posted by aM.

You might be getting the set I ordered if Tony doesn't put you through the BS like he did me. Jerking me around for over a month. Told me two days ago that he would be shipping my turbos out on Friday and told him I didn't want them anymore because I ordered through RB. Went 3 weeks with no reply from him from various e-mails and voicemails. But the second I dispute the purchase from my credit card company he decides to reply.

Tells me there is no cancellation on orders even if they haven't been shipped out, so had to get my credit card company involved.

Hope you get your turbos. Even after he decided to finally respond I wouldn't trust that company for any sort of failure the turbos (might) have. They don't answer to anything it seems. They don't even have anyone to answer the phone every time I have called. Impossible company to get a hold of.

You got RBs? Fakkkkk i'm jealous.

[Stohlen]

Originally Posted by SpacE82

BMW wouldnt warranty my turbos because of my mods. I'm also having the blue smoke/burning oil problem. So I just ordered the Vargas Stage 1 turbo upgrade. Hopefully that fixes it....and more! hoping to get them in the next couple weeks.

Happens to alot of us. I just got my car back from the dealer for the same thing... after spending 5 hours removing my exhaust system and putting the stock one back on, they said they couldn't get the car to smoke. Which i was afraid of (the cats) so I think i'm screwed too. Course they only drove 12 miles in 3 days, so BMW N/A might be getting a call as well...

[SpacE82]

Originally Posted by Stohlen

Happens to alot of us. I just got my car back from the dealer for the same thing... after spending 5 hours removing my exhaust system and putting the stock one back on, they said they couldn't get the car to smoke. Which i was afraid of (the cats) so I think i'm screwed too. Course they only drove 12 miles in 3 days, so BMW N/A might be getting a call as well...

Is your car stick or auto? If your issue is the same as mine, I found that it happens when I engine brake/decelerate without using the brakes. I saw that on another "blue smoke" thread. So try that on your own and see if you can reproduce it that way, and then tell the dealer. For me that was the best way to reproduce it EVERY time. Sucks cuz i love the way my car sounds when it decelerates, but I don't feel like driving with a gas mask. Although, if people cut me off and then were at the light next to me, sometimes I would coast into that light

[Colt]

Originally Posted by SpacE82

Hmm, I've haven't really had any trouble reaching him via email. He said they were waiting on parts and that they would ship out the end of this week or early next week.

He was saying the same thing to me over a month ago lol. "waiting on the SS heat treated wastegate actuator, should be about 2 weeks." 2 weeks roll by, same response. After that he just stopped responding when I asked every two weeks what the deal was.

Originally Posted by 135Pats

You got RBs? Fakkkkk i'm jealous.

Yup, and with the thrust option . Went all out on this one lol. Going to e-mail Rob Monday or Tuesday to see if he has a better ETA of them being shipped out. I ordered them on 10/13

[SpacE82]

Originally Posted by aM.

He was saying the same thing to me over a month ago lol. "waiting on the SS heat treated wastegate actuator, should be about 2 weeks." 2 weeks roll by, same response. After that he just stopped responding when I asked every two weeks what the deal was.

Hmm, yesterday he said the parts are in and they will be shipping the end of this week or early next. Were you ordering the stage 1 or stage 2 upgrades?

[Colt]

Originally Posted by SpacE82

Hmm, yesterday he said the parts are in and they will be shipping the end of this week or early next. Were you ordering the stage 1 or stage 2 upgrades?

Stage 1 with upgraded thrust

[SpacE82]

Originally Posted by aM.

Stage 1 with upgraded thrust

Crap, thats what I ordered

[Stohlen]

Originally Posted by SpacE82

Is your car stick or auto? If your issue is the same as mine, I found that it happens when I engine brake/decelerate without using the brakes. I saw that on another "blue smoke" thread. So try that on your own and see if you can reproduce it that way, and then tell the dealer. For me that was the best way to reproduce it EVERY time. Sucks cuz i love the way my car sounds when it decelerates, but I don't feel like driving with a gas mask. Although, if people cut me off and then were at the light next to me, sometimes I would coast into that light

stick, and yes it would happen but only occasionally on decel. I dont think mine is bad enough yet for the smoke to get by the cats.

[135Pats]

Originally Posted by aM.

He was saying the same thing to me over a month ago lol. "waiting on the SS heat treated wastegate actuator, should be about 2 weeks." 2 weeks roll by, same response. After that he just stopped responding when I asked every two weeks what the deal was.



Yup, and with the thrust option . Went all out on this one lol. Going to e-mail Rob Monday or Tuesday to see if he has a better ETA of them being shipped out. I ordered them on 10/13

Congrats brother, your car has come a long ways. Let me know when you get the rbs tuned...would love to run you and see how bad my car gets walked up top. Should be even down low with my car fbo+e50+meth...but up top your cars gunna get angryyyyy