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      12-15-2023, 09:58 AM   #56
StradaRedlands
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2006 BMW 330i  [8.25]
2009 BMW 328i Touri ...  [8.00]
2013 BMW X5 35i  [7.80]
2011 BMW 528i  [8.70]
2006 Mazda3  [5.50]
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Originally Posted by Runnin'Rich View Post
Looking at your valve cover, it may just be dirty from people spilling oil when pouring it in. I too thought I needed to do the valve cover gasket. I cleaned and flipped the seal on the oil cap and now everything has stayed clean for 6 months
Maybe VCC are getting replaced due to leaky oil caps?.
Yes, I noticed a lot of it looks to be coming down from the top... I'll clean it well and monitor, but I have a bad feeling about the 17 year old VCG, never mind the VC itself!
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