Proper Valve Cover Gasket installation

[SteelGreyM]

Fwiw, I always use Elring gasket. No RTV. And never have issues.

[jdauria]

OEM, no sealants used

[Radekxpl]

Oem no sealant never had any issues👍 plus it can be reused twice, 8 years ago I used Elring started to leak soon after switched and never looked back.

Oe = viton 👍
Aftermarket = buena 👎

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[Desert_M3]

I've also never used any sealant. I've probably replaced hundreds of valve cover gaskets now and I've never seen one leak without the sealant.

[bimmer]

I used Elring with small dabs of hondabond where vanos meets and never had any issues in the last 2 years.

[SandeepM3]

This just reminded I found rtv from the PO. That probably explains the leaks I was finding.

I was wondering wtf this stuff was here for.

[Flat-Six]

This is one of those areas where non OE BMW often gives issues.

I use an OE BMW gasket without any sealant, haven’t had any leaks over 300,000 miles of e46 M3 ownership 😜

Same here, OE, no sealant, no leaks, not quite 300K though....