Sparkplugs soaked in oil! :(

[Bo525i]

Have had some minor powerlosses @ speed and wanted to change the sparkplugs on my M60.. I opened up and found a scary amount of oil in and around the plugs

Could it be the no. 15 and 16 gaskets as seen here: http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E3...er_head_cover/

Or should I look elsewhere for the leak?

[Jehu]

Have had some minor powerlosses @ speed and wanted to change the sparkplugs on my M60.. I opened up and found a scary amount of oil in and around the plugs

Could it be the no. 15 and 16 gaskets as seen here: http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E3...er_head_cover/

Or should I look elsewhere for the leak?

That is normally the cure.. remember also to replace the 22 gromets

[Bo525i]

Do you mean no. 7, 8 and 9 @ http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E3...er_head_cover/

[Jehu]

Do you mean no. 7, 8 and 9 @ http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E3...er_head_cover/

Primarily just #9 Rubber Seal(on my M60 there are 22) should be replaced as they tend to break from the heat if very old but of course you really can not always know that you will not find other needs as you do the job.. bolts as far as I know are normally reusable but as they are inexpensive maybe its wise to have them on hand..

[632 Regal]

just #9 should suffice. I didnt replace mine and they sealed up fine. just be careful that the gasket stays where it's supposed to, pretty easy to mess this up as you cant see how it lays down.

Primarily just #9 Rubber Seal(on my M60 there are 22) should be replaced as they tend to break from the heat if very old but of course you really can not always know that you will not find other needs as you do the job.. bolts as far as I know are normally reusable but as they are inexpensive maybe its wise to have them on hand..

[Bo525i]

Guys you´re gold! Thx a lot!

[Jehu]

Guys you´re gold! Thx a lot!

Maybe its obvious but you'd benefit from at l;east one other pair of hands when trying to replace the covers.. you know , Gravity and all.. or are you already done? I bet Regal would say replacing the Coil Boots is excessive too.. it was suggested to me that Oil weakens Rubber which could result in some spark arcing out thru compromised boots.. I went ahead with it for the modest cost..

[Bo525i]

Thx for the pointers Jehu, and no I haven´t begun yet but I´ll be sure to check all the boots as they are indeed soaked in oil!

[632 Regal]

if the boots are fairly new they can be cleaned up, if they are of the 20+ year variety replace em.

Thx for the pointers Jehu, and no I haven´t begun yet but I´ll be sure to check all the boots as they are indeed soaked in oil!

[Bo525i]

if the boots are fairly new they can be cleaned up, if they are of the 20+ year variety replace em.

They look fairly new, but who knows But I´ll give ´em a thorough check and replace if needed!