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In Reply to: Re: smoke from engine posted by MikeL on November 27, 2000 at 08:58:41:
Just a guess, but could be a dead short in the starter motor???
Mike L.
Bear with me, I'm a novice. I just replaced a dead battery on a '86 528e that had not been cranked in 3 months. The car belongs to my neighbor and I am considering buying it. After connecting the second terminal, smoke immediately came from underneath the engine. I disconnected the battery immediately. Out of morbid curiosity I tried it again with the same result. What could be causing this?
you observed proper polarity when connecting cables? positive to positive etc. MikeL may be right, but the starter shouldnt come into the picture until the key is turned. id check the main cable connections including the engine to chassis ground strap. wierd things happen to cars that sit. does owner have any clues? its prolly something simple, try not to let out any more smoke, electrical things need very nearly all the smoke that was packed into them at the factory in order to function at top efficientcy. ;)
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