Leak at upper timing cover?

[fishhouse4]

Originally Posted by X5only

It's very difficult to change the driver side upper timing cover without removing the valve cover. I tried it and the gasket got damaged and I just gave up. Passenger side is easy without removing the valve cover. Out of curiosity, is the driver side exhaust smoking after extended idling and then the engine is revved hard?

By the way, it's nice to see pics of my engine used here

LOL yea thanks for the pics! I could never get my phone in there with decent lighting to show the problem area. Found your post and they were perfect.

I was actually going to message you directly after reading that you had similar issues - to see if you had any advice to share.

Is yours fixed now?

I had white smoke yes (not 100% if it was only drivers side...I assumed it was both). However I resolved it this week - read more here: https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...m-fixed-5.html