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Originally Posted by DanFromTucson
I just got a quote from my local reputable Indy (Terry Sayther in Austin) of $6,631 to fix the leaking valve cover gaskets on my 2012 X5M.
They said "it's 43 hours of labor and you have to pull the engine". They also said they had never done one of these on an X5M.
It sounds like this is NOT accurate. From this threads, it sounds like others have DIY'd this job. Does anyone have additional information or DIY instructions?
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Engine doesn't have to come off. 43 hours may slightly be on the higher side from a shop perspective, more like 30-35 hours.
I've done it - it is tedious and labor intensive, a lot of things have to come off to get access but can be done. if you plan to do it, you'd need a special socket set for fuel hard lines.