sorry mate these ones literally came straight off as soon as you pulled them i didn't think there was anything too tricky to it. I'll keep it in mind next time I've got an M62 apart (which will no undoubtedly be in the near future)

Sounds like the rocker cover gaskets. Luckily theyre not too very hard to change ;)

@@ZeroTo60Tube Yeah thanks guys!

Hi Wilf, Sorry for the late reply. Regarding the torque, you can actually feel the nuts bottom out, so we didn't bother with a torque wrench, but you don't want to go past that point or you will break something. We did do them in a few stages, to try and evenly compress the gasket. So finger tight, a little bit more, then final tighten, working from the outside in. To be honest in the 3 E39 Dave owns they all have decent coolant bottles, so maybe you have just been unlucky, but then 9 years is a long time too. Have you always used new ones? Will you save much money once you can put it on collector plates?

@@ZeroTo60Tube Thanks for the prompt reply. BC does not have competition when it comes to insurance. So yes I believe my annual insurance with Max good driver disc is 1800 per year and collector is $450. It can't be your daily driver. Gonna tackle the gaskets and some new plugs tomorrow.

@@ZeroTo60Tube Hi guys so this past long weekend tackled the valve cover gaskets and did the plugs as well. I believe at the front of your video 20 min was mentioned my total time about 8 hrs the second side was quicker. The injector clips were definitely the source of grief. So in any future videos if you run into a WTH situation take the time and make it super clear as all your fans will appreciate your effort. Thanks again Wilf

Only at the joints on the timing cover.

There, was a little in one of the cylinders, but it was much at all. The car actually ran ok, just wanted to do the plugs as we had no idea when they were last done.

Yes it was quite tricky, especially on the RHS one. I ended up using dots of superglue to hold the gasket in place while wiggling the rocker cover in to position.

We have used wrinkle coat before and had good results, it must have some extra special chemicals in it, as it much more robust than pain. But it will definitely depend on the metal underneath. Fingers crossed it lasts like we expect.

@@ZeroTo60Tube You are new to BMW game. Only powdercoating lasts on these but we all have to learn the hard way. We'll IF you drive your car 😉

@@Pabloel So, just to confirm are you saying you have tried wrinkle coat? If you did what brand did you use?

@@ZeroTo60Tube I used VHT Wrinkle Plus photos.app.goo.gl/yjs7aY1zk6mhaHrn8 It was couple years ago but magnesium is still difficult to paint. Any other valve cover is easy job.

I'd say thats exactly what is in the Duplicolor tins. I guess if it doesn't stop the corrosion and the metal underneath the paint is still corroding its going to be a problem. I can only assumed the thickness and strength of powder coating helps container everything much better. Have you got any pics of your engine with the covers done?

No they’re not. You’re probably thinking the m62tu engines

@@ZeroTo60Tube My bad, thought you were working on an M62TU

Hi Smitty, Andrew here. I havent stripped an M62 down before. But on the N series engines BMW were smart enough to only let it go one way. Have you got any of the connectors on yet?

@@ZeroTo60Tube yeah! Thanks man, I had to get a couple buddies, got it lifted, tore the bumper and lights off/out. Got under with lights and managed to find all but one location. But it starts up no issues, your video did help with that as well! Thanks 😊

We went with cheaper aftermarket ones. Valve Cover Gaskets - amzn.to/2GuaRhj or via ebay.to/36Bpr0Z. We used to run a car parts business back in the day and can generally tell which of the aftermarket brands to avoid. These have been in for a little over a month now and everything is all dry around them.

Thanks for pointing that out, im not sure how we missed it so many times.

Its very easy, the thing you could probably mess up is over tightening the nuts when you re-assemble. Other than that, set aside a few hours and definitely have a crack. If you have any specific questions just let us know.

@@ZeroTo60Tube I have a oil leak in my 540i ( Just bought and has 180km on it ) would this generally be from here or the oil pan gasket? I know BMWS tend to leak oil I was just wondering if this would be a good first place to start

@@Vikturus22 It could be from anywhere, but don't stress. What i would recommend doing is cleaning all of the oil residue off the motor. That means a very good degrease of everything. Then once its clean you will be able to see where the oil is coming from. It will be the best way to make sure you dont replace anything that doesnt need replacing.

@@ZeroTo60Tube i have a 02 e39 540i and when i turn the car off i smell what seems like burning oil is that valve cover gasket?????

One can and there was still a bit left over.

Zero To 60 how many coats?