M30 engine oil leaks

[93 525 Paul]

Again, my apologies for the hijack

Paul,
My brother recently tackled an oil leaks on his M50. Specifically the oil filter housing oil leaks. Where is your leak originating? Just thought I'd throw this out there.

My leaks are at the front and rear of the engine, driver's side (US) above the level of the oil pan. Might be oil filter housing and just blowing rearward, but It sure doesn't look like it. Hard to say with any certainty. Maybe go ahead and try the OFH and the Russian kid mystery spot, eh?

Check out this thread, may be your problem.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1109419

Thanks for that. Where is that on the motor? Maybe a wider shot would help, I can't deduce from the tight photo where the heck that is.
Thanks again.
Much more and I will have to put this all in a new thread.
(end hijack II)

[russiankid]

Again, my apologies for the hijack




My leaks are at the front and rear of the engine, driver's side (US) above the level of the oil pan. Might be oil filter housing and just blowing rearward, but It sure doesn't look like it. Hard to say with any certainty. Maybe go ahead and try the OFH and the Russian kid mystery spot, eh?



Thanks for that. Where is that on the motor? Maybe a wider shot would help, I can't deduce from the tight photo where the heck that is.
Thanks again.
Much more and I will have to put this all in a new thread.
(end hijack II)

Its the oil filter housing. Stand on the drivers side of the car and look at the oil filter housing. It is located on the right side of it under the intake manifold. Look for the oil pressure switch, one is near it, and the other one is lower.

[Rus]

So now we have update #5. The oil leak is still present after I sealed up the CPS mount bolt. At this point I guess its either the crankshaft seal, the timing cover seals or the oil pan seal. Bummer I'll see if I can tighten the bolts on the timing cover, but something tells me that won't help too much. How common is it for the crankshaft seal to leak on the M30 engines?