Hi guys,
Recently made a post about fixing the injectors on my '10 325i N53. Car is running nicely but whilst there I noticed a crack in the side of the plastic valve cover right next to the oil filler cap.
A couple weeks ago before doing the injectors, the cabin started smelling like burnt oil and after shutting off the car I noticed a faint white smoke coming from the top of the bonnet. Turns out that this is a very common issue for the valve cover to crack, and the valve cover gaskets are also very common to go.
Now my problem is that the Valve cover from BMW is around £450. This doesn't seem too expensive but I've already spent a lot fixing the injectors. I'm looking at buying an aftermarket valve cover that's slightly cheaper and buying the gasket from BMW separately. Has anyone had any experience with aftermarket valve covers? This seems to be the correct part number: 11127548196.
Here are some example parts:
Ridex:
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/ridex/17160078
Febi Bilstein:
https://www.ymfcarparts.co.uk/febi-b...-cover-176165/
Apex Autoparts:
https://www.apexautoparts.co.uk/prod...rol-engine-bmw