Temporary garage addition
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BluE92's M3 is visiting so I figured I should take the opportunity to produce some shitty iPhone photos of the occasion.
Sadly she will only be here for another 10 days (waiting on parts from Germany). Euro Auto Haus quoted him 650 bucks in labor to swap a valve cover (punctured hole in the metal so leaking like crazy). I don't let friends throw away money like that so we'll be doing this particular job in my garage now that it has been trailered to my house.
2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
2007 Z4MR
2003 E39 M5
2002 E46 M3
2021 X5 40i -
My guess is some idiot in a service department in New York, where the car came from. It was bought sight-unseen and is pretty clean, however, it had some engine work done under warranty by the original owner at a bmw stealership - based on the pinhole leak near one of the bolts for the valve cover, it appears that someone was prying around with a screwdriver, slipped, and punctured it. I'll get a pic once I start pulling stuff apart and show you - I only saw the pic that was taken when the car was at the shop being analyzed for the leak.
It's a pretty obscure thing. BMW NA doesn't even stock the part because nobody ever needs to replace valve covers. Has to come straight from Germany lol.
2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
2007 Z4MR
2003 E39 M5
2002 E46 M3
2021 X5 40i
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