Valve cover Gasket - 545i

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02-02-2010, 02:24 PM

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Just curious, why did you remove those sensors completely, instead of just unplugging them and leaving them in the valve cover? Thats what i was planning on doing.

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Originally Posted by dawid_w

You will need following gaskets:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...21&hg=11&fg=15

2x 11127518420
4x 12141748398
1x 11127513194
1x 11127513195

That should be all.

This is the sensor I am talking about. It is in the back at the firewall. You will find 3 sensors there (on each side -> from the top)

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...06&hg=11&fg=25

1. Eccentric shaft sensor (there is brown\gold gasket around it)
2. Camshaft intake
3. Camshaft exhaust

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02-02-2010, 02:45 PM

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This just reinforces my thought that you never own a BMW out of warranty!

Let the dealer futz around under there!

Yeah, but damn, major PROPS to the guys that can do this level of "maintenance" by themselves. I'm jealous. I'm lucky to get the spacers I ordered from Nerweezy onto my car correctly without damaging or messing something up.

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02-02-2010, 02:46 PM

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Ohh they're not that bad haha. Just "dressed up" a bit.

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02-02-2010, 03:34 PM

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Just curious, why did you remove those sensors completely, instead of just unplugging them and leaving them in the valve cover? Thats what i was planning on doing.

Eccentric shaft sensor is mounted to the valvetrain not to the valve cover - that was a surprise for me too.. ;-). You need to remove the brown gasket before you remove the valve cover.

Regarding to the camshaft sensors. It is up to you if you leave them in the valve cover or not. I just wanted to replace the O-rings - one of them was leaking.

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02-16-2010, 10:40 AM

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Havent done them yet. I have to order the parts. Where is the sensor? Are you talking about the actual servo motor? Or the cam sensor itself? Are there any other seals you needed to do the job?

Hi,
Did you have a chance to work on that project? I am interested if you had any problems with it.

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02-17-2010, 09:53 PM

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good to hear!

I have to do both of mine...i hope to get it done in one day.

Just wondering, did you change the spark plug tubes or the seal for the servo motor?

Great to hear. Best of luck!

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