Carterhkrs

Does this look like a leak? Had a burning smeel under the hood yesterday as well as white smoke from passangers side under hood

Pics taken from passangers side as well, left side is very clear and has nothing on metal things

Shifter

Def oil there

E55Greasemonkey

Yes. Replace the gaskets and reseal the PCV covers. Also, be prepared to replace the PCV hoses as they will most likely crack when you remove them.

SilverStrk

Now you can paint them and make them look purdyyy..

pearlpower

You can always just tighten up the bolts a tad-likely loose. This will hold them over for a little while. I did mine in wrinkle red recently, came out great.

zkeller

Follow the torque specs in WIS to a tee when you replace them. I did mine when I did the head gaskets about a year ago and zero signs of leakage.

Once you get the old ones out you will see why they leak. Mine were very hard and brittle.

Manuyc

But they are very easy to replace. I did mine

Carterhkrs

weird question but what if i just leave em leak? i did want to put saved cash for some mods not for repairs

zkeller

Continue to smell burning oil and loss of oil, although I am sure that it's negligable at this point.

Put some Motor Honey in it to thicken up the oil so it does not leak. j/k do not do that.

berti_00

Dude dont leave them leaking, change them your driving an Amg... adding moods is gona make them leak more from more power.. change them, clean them do your spark plugs while your there and youll be done for a long time nd one less thing to worry... aight nd check my thread when I did mine

rchase

having the same issue and my warranty company said they wont cover it until they are actually leaking because right now they are just seaping..... unreal

layzie12g

Warranty companies are a joke.

Carterhkrs

The thing is car doesnt smoke when i beat the hell out of it, it smokes (and i guess leaks) only at some angle, first time it was smoking just after i picked her up from a dealer and went up the hills to check the dynamic seats and yesterday it happend after i was going up thhe hill in los feliz...

does it make any sense? i dunno how engines are built

BBBSS

Order up some gaskets from rockauto or somewhere for cheap and grab a tube of black RTV then spend a few hours putting em in. You'll learn a few things and maybe even have some fun. Most of all it will be fixed for WAY less then a dealer or shop would charge.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...pg2.htm#item11

desired_speeds

the gaskets are $30 you might as well do them.

Carterhkrs

Do i need just one left and one right? it shows they are for 04 E55, but i guess it doesnt matter, right?

Thank you for the link, will probably save me some $

Manuyc

F yeah mods come second maintenance comes first, because it will cost more if neglected.
You can do it yourself it's so easy. If lived close by I and bertii00 would help you

Celicasaur

It won't cost you much at all tbh. Just invest in some RTV sealant and buy new gaskets. Probably $50USD tops and about 4 hours work if you take your time.

You can also use it as a selling point when you come to sell. It's a very common thing to leak.