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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 05:48 PM
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First post here, looking to purchase an E60 550i 2007 205000k kms (128k miles).

Brought the car to an indy for a pre-purchase inspection and found this hose plugged with a bolt. Can someone help me find what it is? It's near the harness between the driver's side strut tower and front driver fender.

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Results of the inspection shows the valve cover gaskets leaking. The rest of the car is solid.

I know about the valve cover and timing gasket issues, alternator bracket gasket and coolant tube. I did look for smoke after a long idling for the valve stem seals but no smoke at all.

Hopefully I can get the price down to offset the cost of repairing the VC gaskets and be the proud owner of this 550i.
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 05:18 AM
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