I'm very overwhelmed with oil leaks and I take care of this car very well. I've put off the oil filter housing gasket for 2 months due to the extreme humidity in SOuth Floirda and having gone through 2 heart transplants its not that easy, but i manage to get through the tough jobs on this car. 2 months ago I replaced the valve cover and a brand new oem gasket with a used bmw valve cover. I inspected the valve cover thoroughly and it was fine, no cracks. Now there's leak spots around the perimeter of the valve cover. When I tightened the valve cover down all I did was hand tighten the valve cover to the head, because I've read that not much torque is needed. I didnt torque down to spec in fear of cracking valve cover. Turbos were replaced last year during Spring time, but I'm getting smoke at a dead stop. Turbos are questionable and were bought from Mike Turbo. All I'm going to say is what a mistake that was. Tonight I inspected the engine and here's some shots of the oil leaks. I'm also leaking oil from the pcv valve area and I doubt its puddling down next to the metal tray of turbo 2. I really dont want to put drop it off at a mechanic so he charge me hundreds for gasket repairs. I want to do as much as I could, but if I have to I'll still bring it in. Not sure what to do moving forward, this very stressful. I do have a new oil filter housing gasket at home. I guess I can start on that this weekend.
PS I'm losing about 1/4 of a quart of oil every 2 months.
PS I'm losing about 1/4 of a quart of oil every 2 months.