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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby
have him look at this area (from E46fanatics), if that circled area is wet with oil, its your OFHG (you have to take the airbox out to check this). did your mechanic change the 15 grommet seals for the bolts on the valve cover? If he reused them, they could be leaking as well, I'd change them:

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You have to take more than the airbox off according to that picture. You have to remove the alternator and if you gone this far, you might as well remove the oil filter housing (6 bolts) and replace the 6 bucks gasket.
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