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      02-29-2020, 06:12 PM   #1
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04 545i BMW only leaking oil warm

My 545i only leaks oil when the car is warm once it cools down no leaks does anyone have any ideas?
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Found it and repaired it it was that damn alternator bracket gasket took me about 9 hours thank you for the response tho
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Found it and repaired it it was that damn alternator bracket gasket took me about 9 hours thank you for the response tho
How much oil was leaking? And is it possible to visually see it is the alt bracket gasket?
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Found it and repaired it it was that damn alternator bracket gasket took me about 9 hours thank you for the response tho
How much oil was leaking? And is it possible to visually see it is the alt bracket gasket?
It was a steady leak and yes and no it is in a hard spot is yours leaking? The picture is the bracket it's self
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Found it and repaired it it was that damn alternator bracket gasket took me about 9 hours thank you for the response tho
How much oil was leaking? And is it possible to visually see it is the alt bracket gasket?
It was a steady leak and yes and no it is in a hard spot is yours leaking? The picture is the bracket it's self
Not leaking but I have warranty coverage for it so just curious if it is something that can be visually seen without tearing anything apart, like a oil pan gasket
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Found it and repaired it it was that damn alternator bracket gasket took me about 9 hours thank you for the response tho
How much oil was leaking? And is it possible to visually see it is the alt bracket gasket?
It was a steady leak and yes and no it is in a hard spot is yours leaking? The picture is the bracket it's self
Not leaking but I have warranty coverage for it so just curious if it is something that can be visually seen without tearing anything apart, like a oil pan gasket
It is a pain in the ass sorry but you can kinda see it if you take off the air box and look down the side in the space you will see the manifold and motor mount and that's the bracket you at first it was coming out a little hole I thought was a cracked block
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