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      01-15-2012, 07:20 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by MPBK View Post
What exactly are those blue sealant particles? Where do they come from?

They come from when the engine was put together in the assembly process. BMW uses that blue sealant where a paper/wax/rubber gasket is not needed. Instead they use this blue silicone to "seal" the two metal surfaces (flanges and plates).
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