My 525i died...

[95BMWVic]

So picked up the BMW after an oil change at the dealer and attempted to take it to autozone to get a new battery, but before we could get there the car quit on the side of the road. There was smoke coming from the car, not black but a greyish smoke (there was also an indication of high temp. in the engine with a "COOLANT TEMP +"). The clutch pedal was not stiff like it was when we bought it, it was basically too smooth and too easily presssed down. This was just a brisk 10 minute drive, we drove it home Saturday 1 hr and the car was flawless (besides having to jumpstarting it to get it home) I need help guys, I love this tank but I need help finding out the problem.

[JaeBeEmVee]

Reminds me of the time one of my coworkers forgot to add oil after an oil change where we work at lol. Good luck

[95BMWVic]

Reminds me of the time one of my coworkers forgot to add oil after an oil change where we work at lol. Good luck

I'm hoping it was as easy as that that caused the problem. :help

[JaeBeEmVee]

What's the current issue with it? It sounds like you blew a radiator hose

[95BMWVic]

Let me give a rundown of the history, we bought the car 2 days ago and the only trouble we had that day was getting a jumpstart for the battery so we could drive it home. The clutch is basically new replaced 40k ago according to the owner that I bought it from. So my father and I took it to the dealer to get an oil change, left it overnight and picked it up today. Drove through some traffic (maybe half a miles worth of traffic), and a few hills where the smoke began. All about 10 minutes of driving then I told my father to pull over the BMW (he knows how to drive stick, I don't yet), and the car wouldn't move when my dad shifted gears.

[JaeBeEmVee]

Yea it sounds like the battery then.. Did the dealer do a battery check? When I bought my car it wouldn't move but it would start and it was because it needed an alternator and battery.

Check the output of the alt.

[95BMWVic]

Well I knew I needed the battery, the dealer said they recharged it and it was holding the charge and they said they checked it this afternoon and it was fine. When my father got in the car it didn't start at all, so a new battery is in store. But I have no idea what other stuff this car might need with the smoke and clutch. The alternator according to the dealer was still good (Can't remember what the amount it had but it was something around 1400).

[zubbie]

smoke is not good. You must find the source of the smoke. electrical?, coolant?, oil on the exhaust manifold?

and you took your bmw to the dealer for an oil change? I'm guessing you are not a DIY type of owner which means that a good tech will have to assess your problem. Not something we can diagnose over the internet.

Personally I'd find a good independent BMW mechanic. Have it towed to his place and cross your fingers. lemon alert...

[Sneezy]

Two days?

rut ro

[95BMWVic]

The oil change was cheap so it didn't really matter. But we did have it towed to one of the specialists in our town so hopefully they can get to the bottom of the problem.

so all I know right now is I need a clutch, and it would be $1000 dollars if I got it done by this one shop, how much should I pay to get one replaced?