R55 Anyone replaced their valve cover gasket themselves?
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Anyone replaced their valve cover gasket themselves?
My car has 29k on it with the upgraded valve cover and is leaking up front. I took it to a local Mini shop and they said it's not bad and I could probably get away for a lot longer with it, but these things bug me.
I looked on Youtube and found a vid of a guy getting his off and it literally took him three minutes, so I guess my question is....is it really that easy? Anything in particular I need to look for?
I really appreciate any feedback before I jump into this as I don't want to spend the $400 quoted to me from the shop if it really is as easy as it looked on the video.
I looked on Youtube and found a vid of a guy getting his off and it literally took him three minutes, so I guess my question is....is it really that easy? Anything in particular I need to look for?
I really appreciate any feedback before I jump into this as I don't want to spend the $400 quoted to me from the shop if it really is as easy as it looked on the video.
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I replaced my valve cover due to it leaking from a problem with the included PCV. It was very easy and straight-forward. I took my time and made sure the surface of the head was nice and clean so it wouldn't leak. The whole job took 20 minutes. 5k miles later and all is well.
I say go for it.
I say go for it.
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Nope. Cleaned the surface with a clean rag, gasket right to the clean surface. Not sure why it would need anti friction, it shouldn't move. At least not outside the flexibility of the rubber gasket.
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