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Originally Posted by LVP
Sounds like the alternator bracket gasket. There is a small rubber gasket between the alternator bracket and the block. They run oil cooler lines through the bracket - brilliant, right? 
Take it to an independent BMW shop that has done it before. They usually know the tricks. I can't recall what my shop did, but they may have disconnected a motor mount and lifted/twisted the engine a bit. It's a pain job for such a small gasket.
It's #2 in the picture below
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Forgive me but I am in no way mechanically inclined or technical. With that said, I know you reference the alternator bracket gasket. I recently had the alternator changed and as you know, its on the front of the engine, right behind the radiator. The part my mechanic showed me looks like a block attached to the driver's side of the engine with those 2 hoses attached to it. It that what you're referencing as the alternator bracket gasket?
thanks