HELP!! Think my valve gasket is leaking. Need assistance!!!

renesis27 · 10-13-2012, 12:51 PM

Just replaced my plugs only to find oil inside and all over the plugs. Has anyone had this issue? Need to know if it is the gasket and how to replace it. The worst was in cylinder 3 and 4 if 1 is the one closest to you. The imagines below show my plugs and inside the cylinder along with one coil. Please help!!!

SfValley335i · 10-13-2012, 02:11 PM

look at the side of the engine and see if theres any oil leaking there. I have a valve cover leak and dealer wants $1100 to replace. Luckily I got Bmw NA to cover the costs...

renesis27 · 10-13-2012, 04:13 PM

I'll replace it myself...the kit isn't much at all from the dealer. Can you tell based on whats going on from the pictures?

onefastman · 10-19-2012, 12:26 PM

I would wait and see what it does first.

I had an identical issue one time I changed the plugs, did nothing and it never happened again.

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renesis27 Private First Class 29 Rep 143 Posts Drives: '08 135i Coupe Black Saphire Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	HELP!! Think my valve gasket is leaking. Need assistance!!! Just replaced my plugs only to find oil inside and all over the plugs. Has anyone had this issue? Need to know if it is the gasket and how to replace it. The worst was in cylinder 3 and 4 if 1 is the one closest to you. The imagines below show my plugs and inside the cylinder along with one coil. Please help!!! Last edited by renesis27; 10-13-2012 at 01:45 PM..
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SfValley335i Colonel 164 Rep 2,409 Posts Drives: Current:135i Sold:335i sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: City of Angels iTrader: (8)	look at the side of the engine and see if theres any oil leaking there. I have a valve cover leak and dealer wants $1100 to replace. Luckily I got Bmw NA to cover the costs...
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renesis27 Private First Class 29 Rep 143 Posts Drives: '08 135i Coupe Black Saphire Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	I'll replace it myself...the kit isn't much at all from the dealer. Can you tell based on whats going on from the pictures?
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10-19-2012, 12:26 PM	#4
onefastman Major General 159 Rep 5,689 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 2011 e92m dct Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Earth iTrader: (15)	I would wait and see what it does first. I had an identical issue one time I changed the plugs, did nothing and it never happened again. __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(1addicts.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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