[E-WEE]

Brand new Black G87 Bat Mobile delivered this week. First few hundred miles running in and there's a lot of oil smoke coming from the car. BMW says this is due to oil based wax burning off the engine exhaust etc.. it was delivered with only 12 miles on the clock. Anyone else heard of this???? or on any other M models??

[Mark_17]

No pics or video of smoking? You don't mention where the smoke is coming from?

Not much can be done with the description given.

[E-WEE]

Its basically coming from everywhere, when you stop out of the bonnet and rear, and when I was going down the motorway had a couple of people flash me because of it. its a light smoke not like black carbon. It smells oily as well.

[RockCrusher]

Originally Posted by E-WEE

Brand new Black G87 Bat Mobile delivered this week. First few hundred miles running in and there's a lot of oil smoke coming from the car. BMW says this is due to oil based wax burning off the engine exhaust etc.. it was delivered with only 12 miles on the clock. Anyone else heard of this???? or on any other M models??

While the underside of the car was probably treated with something like cosmoline -- this was the case with at least my Cayman S (see pic) -- and the stuff gets over sprayed onto the exhaust manifold it burns off pretty quick.

The prolonged smoking suggests an oil leak that is dripping oil onto a hot exhaust manifold. I had this problem with a new '96 Mustang GT. A valve cover gasket/seal was bad and let oil leak (slow drip) down on the exhaust. In the case of this car the leak wasn't bad enough to generate smoke while moving but when I stopped at a light a bit of oil smoke/vapor wafted out from the engine compartment. And the cabin smelled of hot oil as the cabin ventilation system ingested this vapor.

With the engine hot, the A/C off, and the hood open, let the engine idle and look for oil vapor. Then shut off the engine and look.

[Dave07997S]

Originally Posted by E-WEE

Brand new Black G87 Bat Mobile delivered this week. First few hundred miles running in and there's a lot of oil smoke coming from the car. BMW says this is due to oil based wax burning off the engine exhaust etc.. it was delivered with only 12 miles on the clock. Anyone else heard of this???? or on any other M models??

It's Cosmoline

[Covfefe]

Never thought new BMWs would come drenched in the same gunk as my old commie guns. Can't fault them though; it's a hell of a preservative.

[BroDoze]

I love the smell of cosmoline in the morning.

[RockCrusher]

Originally Posted by Covfefe

Never thought new BMWs would come drenched in the same gunk as my old commie guns. Can't fault them though; it's a hell of a preservative.

Was a bit surprised to see cosmoline on the under side of my Porsche.

Think the reason is these cars can sit for awhile close to salt water awaiting shipment -- via ship -- to distant markets. The cosmoline affords some protection against attack by salt air.