# 2009 BMW 328 - White smoke

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-bmw-328-white-smoke/150826>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** bmw\
**Created:** [October 16, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-bmw-328-white-smoke/150826 "2019-10-16T01:14:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JennySpears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@JennySpears](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JennySpears)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-bmw-328-white-smoke/150826/1 "2019-10-16T01:14:27Z")

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what might be causing white smoke upon start up as well as rough idling, and stalling when rpm slows down

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-bmw-328-white-smoke/150826/2 "2019-10-16T09:32:35Z")

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Head gasket is one of many possibilities.

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**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-bmw-328-white-smoke/150826/3 "2019-10-16T14:56:48Z")

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My crystal ball says… prepare for either an expensive repair bill… or for a vehicle trade in your future…

Sorry.