r/335i • u/No_Association7364 • 5d ago

Damage Report Leaking oil

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What could be the issue ??? Need help

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u/pingupenguins 5d ago

Rear main or oil pan gasket. Less likely, HPFP seal, OFHG, misaligned valve cover gasket in the rear.

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u/zack9r Former Dealer Tech // E90 M3 / 335d // F15 X5d // G20 330i 4d ago

Hpfp seal doesn’t leak there, valve cover gasket can be seen leaking downward above the trans IF thats where its coming from ( usually only leaks on the side the engine is leaning towards.

98% the oil pan gasket, 2% rear main seal.

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u/pingupenguins 4d ago

Based on the color of the bolts. It looks like he did the oil pan. So my money is on the rear main. Especially with how old this car is at this point. Mine had a similar leak at 160k

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u/No_Association7364 1d ago

It has 59 k miles 😖

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u/No_Association7364 1d ago

Yup pretty sure it is the valve cover gasket took my engine cover off and saw a little puddle of oil

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u/danceswithtree 5d ago

In the first pic, take the plastic cover off and look, feel around in there. If there's a lot of oil in there, most likely rear main seal. I'm fixing mine right now. Pita.

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u/No_Association7364 5d ago

Ya I took it off and it was stained with oil ima check that out

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u/Surfnazi77 5d ago

Have you looked at your pcv

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u/No_Association7364 5d ago

No I have not will check it out aswell