Smoking Engine fix! How To Valve Cover Gasket 2001 BMW 330i E46 M54 

I've done the VCG on both my M54 and N54 and it's just a tedious project and well worth taking your time. Once it's done, you'll eliminate the burnt oil smell.

New subscriber here. My 2005 330i ZHP sedan has been smoking and smells like burned oil. Smoke is on the rear, passenger side of the engine bay. Used this video to help with my VCG replacement done this past weekend as I was pretty confident this was the cause AND the prior owner tells me he's never done the VCG (car is at 100k miles) Not difficult but did take a lot of time as I was super careful. Car is still smoking and still smells like oil is burning...maybe not as bad as before, a little difficult to tell. Car is running beautifully so I'm hoping it's just excess oil I missed during the cleaning process burning off. Thanks for posting this.

I for one enjoy a clean mating surface as well. Another enjoyable video.

If you do this, do the VANOS seals. All E46s are old, and without direct comparison you don't realise how much low end torque an engine has lost.

after my expirience. Since all e46`s are old its a good idea to change the valve cover to a aluminium since plastic gets worse over time

Scares me to use scotch brite on Alu gasket surfaces. Also a bit scary to spray plastic with brake kleen. However, as long as you are confident in your work and you know it won't cause issues in the future, 👍

Thank you for sharing. How much does this repair cost (approximately).

Awesome video ! thanks man :)

I just replaced my Gasket and it was steaming after a short drive

I think missed a spot of silicon sir, oh wait, just my dirty phone screen.

Great video mate! Just one question. Did you not notice that pieces of Old silicone which Been scrapped they did fel into engine? IM not a pro mechanic i dont know if that is acceptable or just oil filter will do the work and hold this pieces on. Just asking

If the valve cover gasket still leaks you will need to change the valve cover it self Because of to many heat cycle

Cool music

Gimme the link for the silicon

Hey just gotta say your vids are really informative and detailed. It's quite easy to understand what repairs you are doing to your cars. But I do have a question myself, I have a pre-owned 14 bmw x1 drive 28i 4cyl twin-turbo, I think. I believe that I'm getting poor gas mileage, I drive around town within a 10mile radius, often just 2 way trips and find that I have to pump every 3 days. From a few videos about bmw I've seen, I hope that it is a faulty fuel filter, would you have any idea as to what it could potentially be ?

What’s the torque ?

Does disconnecting the battery cable on right wheelwell do same thing as disconnecting the battery itself? Like if you needed to do some alternator work?

I just did a VCG today with the help of ur video but a pill sized piece of the old gasket fell into the head should i be worried? Or will it be fine ?

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Does this apply to the 2001 325i is the 325i reliable more then the 330i?