head gasket leak? or valve cover

jlE90 · 12-06-2010, 12:20 AM

i've notice a small leak under my car. about 2-3 drops every night. so i grabbed a flashlight and looked under the hood. on the side of the intake manifold i saw a small puddle of oil. seems like its leaking very slowly. i want to fix this badly and my car is a cpo out of warranty with 58k miles.
currently without taking off the stupid engine cover i cannot see what is under it. is replacing the head gasket expensive?

jjoseph7 · 12-06-2010, 01:21 AM

FYI my dealer fixed a valve cover gasket leak on my '06 under my CPO warranty (for only the $50 deductible); so I would try to find a dealer that will do it under your CPO

bmw6953 · 12-06-2010, 11:28 AM

Its most likely your valve cover or the gasket that connects the oil filter block to the egine.

e90pilot · 12-06-2010, 06:30 PM

Sometimes the head gasket bolts will break too, but it's most likely the valve cover gasket. And yes, replacing the head gasket is very expensive.

jimk · 12-06-2010, 07:03 PM

You have CPO, that means it is covered under warranty. Take it in to a BMW dealer and just pay the deductible.

sleepyx637 · 12-06-2010, 07:14 PM

actually, his car is probably not CPO: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=444185

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Originally Posted by jlE90

ok i bought my car about a month or so ago and my car was a buyback. i'v got it from a used car dealership (not BMW) Recently my back pads went out and i replaced the sensor n the pad but i cannot reset the brake light on the cluster.i've tried all ways by bypassing, reset menu and with a AUTO ENGINUITY program my friend got on his computer and still no luck. i am out of options and want

and he figured out it was leaking head gasket: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=462155

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jlE90 Private 17 Rep 64 Posts Drives: 06 Jet Black E90 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	head gasket leak? or valve cover i've notice a small leak under my car. about 2-3 drops every night. so i grabbed a flashlight and looked under the hood. on the side of the intake manifold i saw a small puddle of oil. seems like its leaking very slowly. i want to fix this badly and my car is a cpo out of warranty with 58k miles. currently without taking off the stupid engine cover i cannot see what is under it. is replacing the head gasket expensive?
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jjoseph7 Private First Class 21 Rep 137 Posts Drives: F15 xDrive 35i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rochester, MN iTrader: (8)	FYI my dealer fixed a valve cover gasket leak on my '06 under my CPO warranty (for only the $50 deductible); so I would try to find a dealer that will do it under your CPO
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bmw6953 Second Lieutenant 22 Rep 257 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: california iTrader: (0)	Its most likely your valve cover or the gasket that connects the oil filter block to the egine.
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e90pilot Freight Dawg 102 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	Sometimes the head gasket bolts will break too, but it's most likely the valve cover gasket. And yes, replacing the head gasket is very expensive. __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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jimk Captain 101 Rep 933 Posts Drives: 2018 M550i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Camarillo, CA iTrader: (8)	You have CPO, that means it is covered under warranty. Take it in to a BMW dealer and just pay the deductible.
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