Value cover gasket at 47,600 miles

[mrglock]

Just got my 2006 e90 330i from the shop. Valve cover gasket needed replaced at 47,600. I'm glad I have the CPO warranty. $50 is must better that $695 for the repair.
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2006 e90 330i l Jet Black l Dakota Black Leather l Sport Package l 6 Speed Manual | Logic 7

2006 e90 325xi l Sparkling Graphite l Grey Dakota Leather l Premium Package l Steptronic

Retired - 2004 e83 X3 & 1999 e39 528i

[Stinger9]

inflated charge from a dealer. DIY's here describe the job as much shorter than that. There may be some honest BMW dealers when it comes to billing by the hour, but buyer beware in most cases.

[ctuna_97]

Why was that not a warranty item?
Or was it?

[Stinger9]

You buy '06s in '05

[rustyh]

[M. D. Johnson]

I was cover by the CPO warranty.

[mrglock]

The dealer in Savoy IL is one of the best in the country. I would put Twin City BMW up against anyone dealer. These guys really try to meet the customers needs.__________________
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2006 e90 330i l Jet Black l Dakota Black Leather l Sport Package l 6 Speed Manual | Logic 7

2006 e90 325xi l Sparkling Graphite l Grey Dakota Leather l Premium Package l Steptronic

Retired - 2004 e83 X3 & 1999 e39 528i

[Stinger9]

closest to TC BMW!

[mrglock]

So far the repair seem to be perfect. After 500 miles the gasket is holding strong. __________________
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2006 e90 330i l Jet Black l Dakota Black Leather l Sport Package l 6 Speed Manual | Logic 7

2006 e90 325xi l Sparkling Graphite l Grey Dakota Leather l Premium Package l Steptronic

Retired - 2004 e83 X3 & 1999 e39 528i

[PJG]

I also needed a valve cover gasket at 48K on my '06 325. It was covered under warranty in full. I may be an exception in that the dealer found 2 of the 16 cover screws broken, (could only conclude that this happened in production). Needless to say, they were embarressed by this. The solution was a heli-coil kit that came from BMW, because of this the repair took almost 2 weeks to complete. Inskip BMW (RI) provided a BMW loaner at no charge during the entire time. After 8K miles there's no oil leak, everything is fine. I imagine that BMW is aware of this issue. My advice is to watch for leaks, I found mine with just a visual inspection.