leaking oil

Asked by GuruWP5DS May 18, 2018 at 06:07 PM about the 2005 BMW X5 3.0i AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have oil leaking in the first spark plug. I have changed the valve cover gaskets
along with spark plug tube seals gasket twice. the second time i applied glue
on the tubes seal. i have pulled the plug out cleaned around the it and checked
for cracks but havnt seen anything. Can anyone help

2 Answers

More care is needed in installing the gaskets. What sealant do you use? Whatever it is a Thin layer is best.

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