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Re: 540-6 valve covers leaking (archive)
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Posted by Paul on December 17, 2000 at 19:14:06:

In Reply to: 540-6 valve covers leaking posted by Alex on December 17, 2000 at 15:54:53:


I recently noticed some oil leakage around my valve covers on my '97 540-6. I checked oil and levels were OK, but it scares me to think that this is happening.

Car is off warranty. What else should I check? Can I replace valve cover gaskets myself, or should I have BMW service $$$$$.


The valve cover gaskets aren't too big a deal to change if that's where the problem is. A more common oil leak area is the front timing chain cover on either head. It's not much fun to do.


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