Grey Smoke coming from exhaust?

[thegreatsatan]

So my 3 is expelling large clouds of grey smoke out of the back, adn does not seem to have the pep it had before, (I keep on checking to see if I accidentally have it on manual it feels so laggy) I just put it two things of oil so I don't think it could be that, does anyone have any idea what this could be? I know im about 5000 km over when I was supposed to get my prochain serviced, could that be it?

[stock3]

"two things of oil"? "prochain serviced"? A coherent post would be much helpful, but from what I gather it might be the head gasket and your burning a lot of coolant.

[Wes08M3]

If by "two things of oil" you mean you put in two 1 liter bottles of oil, did you check the dipstick to make sure the oil is filled to the proper level?

If the crankcase is largely overfilled with oil, it will start to burn it thus causing smoke to come out of the tailpipe. I'd suggest you start by checking your oil level if you haven't already done so.

And what's a "prochain" lol?

[zoomahh]

"two things of oil"? "prochain serviced"? A coherent post would be much helpful, but from what I gather it might be the head gasket and your burning a lot of coolant.

+1 on a coherent post lol....and +2 on a head gasket. And when you say "large clouds of grey smoke"....that sounds like an accurate diagnosis.

And what is a "prochain"? Are you saying you want to take it to a garage chain of shops that are pros in oil changes?

[thegreatsatan]

ok thanks for responding even though my post apparently did not make sense to most of you.... by "two things" i meant two canisters of oil, the ones you buy at gas stations...
As for "prochain" there is a sticker on my windshield that says I should get the "prochain serviced" at 97 000 km and im at 104 000 I ... don't know... lol.. sorry. It has the "napa" logo on it if that helps...

[thegreatsatan]

I feel like im at risk of going full retard here

[thegreatsatan]

I thought that the prochain was the thing mazdas had instead of a timing belt

[Jackal]

I feel like im at risk of going full retard here

+1
I think "prochain" means "next" in French. So your next service or "prochain service" is 97,000 km. So you need to get your oil changed ASAP. Mystery solved, je pense.

[Wes08M3]

The 3's have a timing chain rather than a timing belt, yes. However, they do not require any servicing or replacement unless there is a broken or worn component.

Why did you put 2 liters of oil in your car?? Your reason for this might help lead you to solving your problem.

[Wes08M3]

+1
I think "prochain" means "next" in French. So your next service or "prochain service" is 97,000 km. So you need to get your oil changed ASAP. Mystery solved, je pense.

lol good call on that one. Prochain does mean next in French. That solves that but not why he's burning oil and/or coolant.

[krimsalt]

You are probably burning oil. If you just went and dumped 2 jugs of oil in the car, it will start burning the extra. Or if your oil was really low to begin with which is why you put more in you probably wore away piston ring seals

[zoomahh]

I think given the circumstance, you might want to bring your car in to the dealer or mechanic of your choice ASAP, tell em the story, and get em to check out the motor just to rule out any problems or damage that may have happened. If anything DID happen, it can be fixed before anything further is done.

[trulankan]

I think given the circumstance, you might want to bring your car in to the dealer or mechanic of your choice ASAP, tell em the story, and get em to check out the motor just to rule out any problems or damage that may have happened. If anything DID happen, it can be fixed before anything further is done.

+1
take it to a mechanic or the dealership and get it checked out if you cant determine what the issue might be cause u may end up making it worse.