thanks for this thread. I just did my valve cover gaskets last night. Looks to have gone successful. Having all part #'s/seals was important. There was oil leaking inside the spark plug cylinder and causing oil to get inside the ignition wire and was causing a misfire. The spark plug was covered in oil from the seals around the spark plug cylinder being old/hard. Who ever did the valve cover before I owned my car stripped the 3 bolt housings that are in front of the valve cover near the water pump/oil cap. The trick to use a longer screw worked to fix the stripped screw hole issue, and all bolts tightened successfully. Now I am waiting for my new spark plug wires, and hopefully this fixes the misfire. If i'm still getting a misfire I'll replace the Ignition coils. thanks again for this tread. saved me lots of $$$$! __________________ '97 318ti Active; '05 330ci ZHP |