Hello Guy & Gals

Just got my driver side valve cover off and didn't like what I saw










so what are my option?

1) leave it just do a couple oil changes a few hundred miles apart
2) Clean it out with shop towels
3) Aggressively clean with brake cleaner or degreaser and some red scotch brite( i have grey too)....cleaner would applied to cloth/scotchbrite not on engine itself
4) Engine flush( not convinced about these)
5) Cry


I know I will only be able to degunk the bits i can see and some of that stuff may not be easy to get out as it was baked on.


I have had the car for about 4 years and have changed the oil a couple of times I have done about 20k miles in that time...I am going to do an oil change yearly from now on regardless of mileage( hey! I dont smoke or drink so I got to waste my money on something...hence a 4.8is )

Apart from the oil leaks the engine was ok but I had noticed a little stutter a while back so hopefully the new VCG, upper timing cover and spark plugs will resolve this.

As the car has over a 100k would you says coils need changing? new Eldor coils ain't to expensive but I was going to leave this until I have finished the VCG

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Current:2004 E53 4.8is, Sapphire black, Black Nappa leather, Metallic Graphite trim, 20" , "Fixed"(soon) Pano-roof, Webasto heater , 100k and counting

Recent Changes: Front & rear suspension refresh,fluids ,cv boots,air spings bearings and hubs

Planned Change: Pano-roof, cover gaskets.