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Originally Posted by flatlander (Post 697042)

M_six

Don't worry, if its the valve cover gasket leaking then you have probably been a victim of the cold weather "oil separator freeze up". Fix the valve cover gasket, but also check the oil separator. Those hoses and the separator might need to be replaced before you go driving off into the cold weather again. Check the threads for 'oil separator'.

I was wondering if that was the problem. The car's been running fine for the past few days, but it got bitterly cold Friday night (as you well know). I suspected the issue was cold related. I'll go through those threads. I just wish I lived closer to a dealer. Not even sure if there's a decent indie in this area.

www.e38.org has listings for indies in particular areas, might be worth giving it a try.

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Originally Posted by m5james (Post 697052)

www.e38.org has listings for indies in particular areas, might be worth giving it a try.

Thanks. I'm a member at E38.org. There is a decent indie in Champaign, where I work, but the only one here is one I just heard was ok with German cars. I may need to go there, though.