At 200k miles, not surprising it's leaking oil! When did you reseal the engine? Valve cover gaskets, timing cover (both upper and lower) gaskets, lower oil pan gasket? My '01 E38 has 275k miles, performed TCG 40k miles ago (guides weren't broken at all, did as a PM) and at that time, I had oil leaks all over as the gaskets had hardened over the years.

Since completing that job, not a drip anywhere. Likewise, my lifters were a bit noisy before that work, but are now pretty much silent and the car runs like new. Similar to the multiple other BMW's I have/now own(ed), maintenance, especially gaskets, are a major part of their life cycle.

BMW's are known to leak, to begin with, but can be resealed pretty easily. Unlike an Audi that you know something is wrong if it doesn't leak.

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