06-14-2017, 10:04 AM
Only use OE BMW brand valve cover gaskets. There are a bunch of threads on this on the forums, but everything else has a pretty good chance to leak. You also probably don't have to replace the one that's on there if it looks alright. Whatever material they are made out of doesn't require them to be replaced every time you take the valve cover off.
Yeah I'm fairly worried about my rod bearings too. You're really playing with fire much over 100K if you have the originals and I'm nearly at 130k. Pretty sure I'm going to use blackstone on my next oil change, but I didn't record exactly when I changed the oil so I only know roughly when it was changed last. I think they base everything off how many miles are on the oil so it's hard to tell how useful that will be depending on how close I get on guessing the mileage on this oil change.
Yeah I'm fairly worried about my rod bearings too. You're really playing with fire much over 100K if you have the originals and I'm nearly at 130k. Pretty sure I'm going to use blackstone on my next oil change, but I didn't record exactly when I changed the oil so I only know roughly when it was changed last. I think they base everything off how many miles are on the oil so it's hard to tell how useful that will be depending on how close I get on guessing the mileage on this oil change.
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2010 Nissan 370z | 2003 BMW M3
2005 Subaru WRX | 2010 BMW 135i | 1999 BMW M3
2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 | 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX SE
1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula | 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | 1996 Pontiac Firebird