I have a BMW 2002 330 XI and it overheated after I took it to the dealer I change the thermostat and put water in it but it's still overheated when I drove it for 15 minutes it makes a little quickisound and it throws white smoke I wonder if the engine or the head gasket is blown

Asked by Ketya Jun 08, 2014 at 10:06 AM about the 2002 BMW 3 Series 330xi Sedan AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The sound increases And the light
went all the way to read I couldn't
stop so I drove from another five
minutes or so

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T_S_T answered 9 years ago

You seen white smoke,it wasn,t white smoke,It was humidity coming threw your exhaust,from head gasket or cracked head loosing water.

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jamnblues answered 9 years ago

Why would you drive it when you knew the engine was hot? that is some super-expensive BMW iron that you were destroying- if you are lucky it is just a head gasket- but you are still looking at thousands of $$- next time just park the car and take a little walk-

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chassy answered 9 years ago

WHY indeed

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I have a BMW 2002 330 XI and it overheated after I took it to the dealer I change the thermostat and put water in it but it's still overheated when I drove it for 15 minutes it makes a little quickisound and it throws white smoke I wonder if the engine or the head gasket is blown 3 Answers

The sound increases And the light went all the way to read I couldn't stop so I drove from another five minutes or so

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I have a BMW 2002 330 XI and it overheated after I took it to the dealer I change the thermostat and put water in it but it's still overheated when I drove it for 15 minutes it makes a little quickisound and it throws white smoke I wonder if the engine or the head gasket is blown

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I have a BMW 2002 330 XI and it overheated after I took it to the dealer I change the thermostat and put water in it but it's still overheated when I drove it for 15 minutes it makes a little quickisound and it throws white smoke I wonder if the engine or the head gasket is blown

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