I agree. I was adding about 1 quart every 500 miles until I did the housing filter gasket. Since the alternator has to come out, I did the vanos line and banjo washers. On mine, it looks like I installed its third seal. It was leaking but definitely not the OEM one.

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'06 X5 3.0i - bought @143,123 miles (12/26/20)