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05-16-2011, 06:24 PM | #1 |
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E85, Oil Leak - valve cover gasket? [PICS]
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There was a faint smell of burning oil today when I pulled into my driveway after a 20 minute drive. I opened the hood and noticed a little smoke coming from the engine. Upon further investigation I noticed that there was some oil which has leaked and I believe that it dripped on the exhaust/engine which in turn burned off (thus causing the smell). I took a few pictures and was hoping if anyone can identify where the leak is coming from. To me, it appears that it is a valve cover gasket - but I do not want to say that for certain. I had the vehicle at the BMW dealership about 2 weeks ago for an oil change. Since then I have put 1,200 miles on the car. I checked the oil today after I noticed the leak and it has not lost any oil (dipstick still says that it is full) - so it appears that the leak is minimal and by the amount of oil present I would say that it has been there a while. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Also, if it is a valve cover gasket how much does that usually run to have fixed from a dealer? |
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How many miles are on the car? I had to replace my valve cover gasket around 90k miles. I haven't looked into it too much, but it should be a fairly easy DIY.
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05-16-2011, 06:34 PM | #3 |
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The car has 85,xxx miles.
I figured that it should be pretty easy, as I have replaced the valve cover gasket on a few Honda/Acuras. I just would like to confirm that is where the leak is coming from before I start ordering parts/tearing apart the car. When yours leaked, was it in a similar location? Thanks for your help. |
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05-16-2011, 08:14 PM | #4 |
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Replacing the gasket and plug well seals (they come as a complete kit) is super easy..
When I pulled the Vanos off the Roadster to replace the internal O-rings, I also replaced those seals. |
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Since you're around the mileage that the valve cover gasket needs to be replaced, I'd just go ahead and do it and see if it solves the problem. A replacement should last you several more years and another 80-100k miles (life of the car?).
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