OoofMr Tidy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:42 pm The previous owner of my 330i with the N52 had a new cam-cover gasket fitted just before I bought it by a local garage, but told me he had insisted they used new bolts.
The invoice includes the comment "Found front O/S corner of rocker cover had 2 bolts snapped off and been left in holes" so they had to drill them out!
Shame he didn't get the oil filter housing gasket replaced though.
Blimey