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      02-21-2019, 08:22 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by harris69 View Post
72k miles and I have not had valve cover, or OFHG replaced and it wasn't leaking when I had the oil changed 3k miles ago. This is another reason I like to do 5k oil changes instead of 17k (or whatever BMW recommends on 2011 535i).
Please elaborate. How does more frequent change affect or preserve the gaskets? Is it the quality breakdown of oil over a longer time that leads to the leaks in some way?

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