DIY F10/F12 BMW 640i/535i Valve Cover Gasket replacement N55 

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😁 thank you, you should see one on n52 engines, even worse😁

Watching this video and the only bolt left is that one and I think it’s stripped 😭

Thank you, happy to help🙌

It is a long and tedious job. but certainly doable. i took me 3 days (about 3 hours each day), and i also changed my spark plugs.

Glad you liked it!

It’s coming real soon, probably by the end of this week😉

@@Zeiten Excellent！I‘m also going to replace in this weekend。But not very confident。 Valve cover planned to order after successful removal。

On s55 usually replacing whole valve cover, pcv tends to fail sooner than gasket, it’s very similar just more stuff to remove

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@@Zeiten I have to do this to my 2015 640 IX this weekend and I had no idea how to do it until I watched your video I can't thank you enough and the money you saved me

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8.5 nm for valve cover nuts, that's the main one !

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Thank you, what would interest you?

@@Zeiten Anything you got on F06 40i

For now only this valve cover gasket replacement and rear pads here DIY BMW's Electronic Parking Brake ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rec6TeTuwN4.html

@@Zeiten thanks

Thank you appreciate your feedback🙌 well this valve cover gasket started to leak in the back area slowly so that was the reason, I wouldn’t change it as preventative maintenance since you can’t really tell how long it will last. The rule is simple - it starts leaking change if it doesn’t then don’t touch it

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Thank you appreciate your feedback🙌

Permatex black is what i used, as for bolt pattern doesn’t really matter just hand tight all of them and then try to go evenly I usually start with left bottom corner and then opposite and so on, nothing special

It is possible but extremely difficult and requires lots of proper equipment and experience to do the job safely and correctly, i’d say don’t do it but it is up to you to decide

Thank you for quick reply. Do you know how much this job cost?

Call your local shops, price differs from state to state, city to city etc

Depends on your skills, for me it’s about an hour;)

@@Zeiten pleased to hear this, on forums people talk of taking all day on this job. I don't understand why.

Not too important, you’ll be fine

No

It’s valve cover gasket kit always comes with main seal and 3 other seals

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@@Zeiten Hey man are you in NYC? ,

No, Los Angeles

@@Zeiten That would be a long drive to go get my car fixed ))

Yeah some might say not even worth it😂😂😂

Nope, I personally never remove any fuses on any repairs, the only thing necessary sometimes is to disconnect negative battery cable that’s it

@@Zeiten Appreciate your response, just completed mine on the coupe version today using your guide that rear bolt was ABSOLUTE HELL but did that along with new coils and plugs also did both the ofhg and various radiator hoses. Thank you!

Happy your were able to tackle it all, good job👍

@@Zeiten thanks lastly i need to tackle the radiator do you have any tips or videos?

On n55 usually gasket is enough but there are cases sometimes when pcv valve gets clogged and it is built into valve cover so the only long term remedy is valve cover replacement

@@Zeitenthanks for clarifying and your quick reply. I completed the entire valve head cover replacement along with gasket-flange and cap for oil filler on my 15’ 640i today at my local BMW dealership. Total invoiced was $1500. I was under the impression they were only replacing the gasket at first until I read the parts list.

The technician stated oil was leaking from the valve cover onto exhaust manifold and may become a fire hazard. I have close to 75k miles on it.

😂 do you know who manufactures “genuine” gasket?

@@Zeiten I've heard that one before, truth is genuine bmw parts last 8 years plus. Aftermarket even with a bmw logo rubbed off for eg is still not the same. For the n55 engine especially I like the piece of mind genuine bmw gives... maybe my philosophy is different as I never sell my cars and don't want to do the job twice in 5 years.

Elring seals last 4-5 years, and I’m telling you this from experience of not just one car but thousands of bmws only(we don’t fix any other car brand) we fix every year, never had any issues with elring and there is absolutely no difference with genuine

But hey you do you, whatever makes you feel safer, in the end of the the purpose of this video is to show how to do without breaking anything what seal you want to use is completely up to you

@@Zeiten love the video, you made it look easy doing this job. I was just curious as the price difference is not huge on gasket... I have a 2003 e46 330ci still running strong at 240k miles. And have a 2015 640i at 125k miles. With the e46 i did the valve cover gasket twice before going genuine bmw. I also replaced every piece of rubber touching the intake manifold with genuine bmw in 2016. Since then never had a vacuum leak issue. (Owned that car since 2011). The 2015 640i gasket is due now at 7 years old and ive bought genuine. I put my failure down to high mileage mainly. Either way I just have a stronger preference for genuine bmw parts in certain places. Even brake discs for eg, the genuine ones last far longer than aftermarket. Either way I like the Elring brand and have tried their items over the years:) I like them much more than Meyle or Victor Reinz.!