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Valve cover Gasket

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Hi all,i changed the gasket on the car today(E39) not sure how good of a job i did,but it was there were some amount of bolts to remove,that one underneath the wiper was a little bugger but perseverance got me there.

Anyway,my question, what does the pipe in the pictures do and where does it lead to? it was clogged up with sh1te oil,whats that called when oil has gone off? oxydised?:confused: i really should get this pipe cleaned if anyone has any ideas how to go about it.
 

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#2 ·
Its crank case ventilation valve hose.replace them with valve.its few of them.and on the first picture ,u took out bolts of rocer cover and left 0 rubber rings,they must be changed by new one,about 1e each,if u will not change them,oil still be leaking ,just gasket will not help
 
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hi vaidas.. which rubber o rings are u referring to in the pic?.. is it the thick rubber bushels beside the spark plug holes? would you know a part no? im due to do my rocker gasket and oil filter houseing gasket. happy days!
 
#3 ·
I changed the gasket and the six little ones that surround the spark plugs, ffs i didnt know those little rubbers had to be changed. the leak was just underneath the drivers wiper,so fingers crossed ive done it properly:cool:

will do some research on the web on how to replace this valve pipe,at first glance it looks to be in a tight spot.

on another note,i do see that there is a slight leak elsewhere in the engine,will investigate it at some stage.

thanks
 
#7 ·
Just had my CCV replaced yesterday. But of a mission to do. We removed inlet manifold to gain access... Easiest way to do properly. New CCV and all hoses inc inlet manifold gasket. Cost 220€ in main dealer for all parts.
 
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I was using .5ltr of oil a month doing approx 2000miles. Couldn't find it as at first it was going to the rear of the sump. After the gills under the leak started to overflow i found the leak. Basket was 6euro and the 2 washes for the vanos lead that fits to the back was 1euro from main dealer

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