My only advise for the valve cover is to 1) use OEM only, do not use the victor reinz 2) make sure you replace the spark plug gaskets as well (they are usually included) 3) replace the valve cover bolt grommets.

Its very easy to do on a 3.0

Also, if you get the cover off and the gasket is hard and brittle and you cant get it cleanly out, use a heatgun to heat the gasket up and it should peel off. DO NOT BE STUPID ABOUT THIS. the gasket gets super brittle and will 'shatter' all over the place even into the car. all three I have done on m5X engines have had this problem. the m52 one I had to use a heat gun, scraper and a pick to get the whole thing off.

I dont want to scare you, but I dont see this brought up very often.

the belts are easy to do, provided you get the fan off the front of the engine. this requires a special tool, but its probalby worth owning. While you have the fan off and the valve cover off, you should also consider doing the vanos seals, and replacing the thermostat and waterpump so you dont have to go back and do it again later.

All very easy DIY's if your patient and have the time to achieve

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