How to replace the valve cover gasket on BMW E46 325i (M54B25) engine?
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:41 am
How to replace the valve cover gasket on BMW E46 325i (M54B25) engine?
Tools needed:
Tools needed:
- 10mm socket and ratchet
- Torque wrench
- Flathead screwdriver
- Pliers
- Valve cover gasket kit
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal
- Remove engine cover and disconnect all electrical connections to the valve cover
- Remove the 15 valve cover bolts
- Carefully remove the valve cover
- Clean the sealing surface on the cylinder head
- Install the new valve cover gasket
- Reinstall the valve cover and torque bolts to 10 Nm in a spiral pattern from the center outward
- Reconnect all electrical connections and reinstall the engine cover
- Reconnect the battery