1998 Mercedes Benz E320 Valve Cover Gasket

1998 MERCEDES BENZ E320
175,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JEFF HAYDEN
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I notice an occasional smell of oil burning and experience a slow leak between oil changes. Very little is visible below car so I feel like this may be a slow valve cover leak that is being burned off on the manifold. I wanted to find information about valve cover gasket replacement or other potetial causes of this problem.
Aug 2, 2010 at 8:38 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

If you remove the air filter housing you should be able to see any weeping from the rocker cover, this is a rubber type gasket so you may be able to just nip the bolts down a little if there is any evidence of leaking, look at this first.

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 3, 2010 at 5:20 AM