What am i doing wrong?

[coldturbo]

I am a strong supporter of VTT because i ran thier turbos on both my cars and fell in love.

I am however in a bit of an issue.
I ordered this S55 Valve Cover for my 2015 F82 M4.

Installation was simple enough.
However after running it for around 10 miles i started smoking out the exhaust.
I am aware this valve cover requires youto run an external PCV as it lacks the oem built in PCV..
So i opted to run a VTT catch can.
This helped significantly, however i still see smoke in my exhaust after spirited driving.
What can i do to mitigate this issue?
The smoke is not residual, it will happen intermittently and go away for a decent while before smoking again.

VTT has not responded to my email yet, and my car is a daily driver, im worried i can cause damage to my engine.

Any solutions? Should i add ANOTHER catch can to the remaining plugged port? Is that the “high side” ?

Please be patient with me as im a noob.

Chris@VargasTurboTech

[afadeev]

Originally Posted by coldturbo

I am a strong supporter of VTT because i ran thier turbos on both my cars and fell in love.
I ordered this S55 Valve Cover for my 2015 F82 M4.
However after running it for around 10 miles i started smoking out the exhaust.

So you added an aftermarket valve cover and picked up oil leaks somewhere...

Originally Posted by coldturbo

I am aware this valve cover requires youto run an external PCV as it lacks the oem built in PCV..

So it's not even a properly designed aftermarket valve cover. This one wasn't built for integrated PCV... why did you buy this over-priced hack of a product?

Originally Posted by coldturbo

This helped significantly, however i still see smoke in my exhaust after spirited driving.
What can i do to mitigate this issue?

Find the leaks and fix them!
Up to and including re-installing OEM valve cover!

Originally Posted by coldturbo

VTT has not responded to my email yet, and my car is a daily driver, im worried i can cause damage to my engine.

So your favorite vendor has sketchy customer support?

Originally Posted by coldturbo

Any solutions? Should i add ANOTHER catch can to the remaining plugged port? Is that the “high side” ?

Sorry, but your picture is as lousy as the quality of the blingy looking poorly designed valve cover you've shoe-horned on top of your engine.

The solution is obvious - ditch it!
But somehow, I doubt it's the road you want to take?

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[b_w.]

Without the valve you are probably sucking the oil out of the motor and burning it.

[Brandoch]

Research VTT Vargas, the reviews and opinions speak for themselves.

[M3SQRD]

As others have already mentioned, VTT isn’t the best company and their customer service is horrendous. You can add an oil catch can as a bandaid but you’ll need to quite frequently empty it.

[coldturbo]

Just received a callback from Chris@VargasTurboTech and my guy took the time to explain what my solutions were with the excess oil smoke, and recommended a few solutions (none of which required any additional purchase)
Just goes to show that vargas is still one of the best in the industry.
I feel like alot of us dont take the time to fully understand the products they sell and what solutions they offer.

[DThr33]

Originally Posted by coldturbo

Just received a callback from Chris@VargasTurboTech and my guy took the time to explain what my solutions were with the excess oil smoke, and recommended a few solutions (none of which required any additional purchase)
Just goes to show that vargas is still one of the best in the industry.
I feel like alot of us dont take the time to fully understand the products they sell and what solutions they offer.

I wonder if they told you the same things they told this guy before deleting his review? https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2185136

I've never seen a good review for a vargas valve cover on an s55.

here's another guy who has issues with the car smoking after fitting one recently

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2185130

[Jaizero]

That poor car.

[Slow M3]

Originally Posted by Jaizero

That poor car.

lol that entire engine bay is filled with nothing but poor decisions.