Could be a few things, but I'm pulling experience with this issue on other motors, not the BMW 4.4. I had a friends ride that had oil in the plugs and I assumed blown heads, turned out to be a simple gasket change. Don't freak just yet, try to get it to a private shop that will not charge the dealers rate to trouble shoot it.

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