Damage to Breather Tube on Valve Cover

GoDucks3 · 11-26-2020, 05:32 PM

So I was changing the valve cover gasket on my 2011 328i xDrive when I took the valve cover off Breather connector tube between cylinders 4 and 5 was damaged and there were chips taken out of the top. Does any one know why this would happen??

Wolf 335 · 11-26-2020, 06:06 PM

Isn't there suppose to be another piece covering that opening?

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Cover must have been dropped during previous gasket repair.

GoDucks3 · 11-26-2020, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolf 335

Isn't there suppose to be another piece covering that opening?

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Cover must have been dropped during previous gasket repair.

The connector at the top fell off. But that was my thought until I saw scoring on the new valve cover in the same place (there was a vacuum leak, turned out the the new gasket rolled when I put it on so I had to start over).

Maybe bent valve spring?

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