The title is most appropriate, as it was something said in the Bandit 1200 thread.
I have been very quiet of late, as I was so fed up having an 840 that was unusable (Nothing to do with Nitrous).
Even since the rebuild some 18 months ago, it has smoked one way or another, to the point where it became an embarrasment. I racked mine and others brains for a solution, even rebuilding it again and again including the replacement of ALL valve guides.
A couple of months ago Brett suggested a change of oil type, which seemed to work, but didn't last, so that got me thinking. The spec of my engine has changed dramatically, but we were still using the same basic oil. I have spent the last few weeks chatting on the Bimmerforum E31 section and we came to the conclusion I needed a serious oil upgrade.
Today the engine was flushed and Castrol EDGE 10w-60 was poured in.
The smoking has ceased both on start up and driving.
I've also put standard plugs back in, as with the colder ones idle was uneven and were constantly fouling.
Idle is now much smoother and quieter.
The V8 is back to running how it was 2 years ago.
Thats the best £94 I have spent on the car.
Castrol EDGE 10w-60 is recommended for M-Series, looks like I've finally got it right
Although EDGE TWS 10w-60 would have been even better, thats next time.
I'M BACK
