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Originally Posted by racingbmwm3
I was the first person at the dealership to fix the leaking rear main on the E90's magnesium block. I think the leak showed up right around 1000 miles. Apparently the rubber seal that works on an aluminium block doesn't work on a magnesium block. They had Wurth come up with a special type of RTV as well. My favorite part was all the warnings throughout the instructions, HAND TOOLS ONLY!
Yet another reason not to buy the first model year...
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So where do the oil leaks come from on the E53 V-8 engines? 
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2002 X5 4.6is
1999 C5 Corvette
1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4
1994 Kawasaki ZX-9R
2005 Mazda 6 Wagon (Wife's)
1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4
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