Hi folks, apologies first off for the video quality, but I just had to share and see if anyone else has come across this. I'd had it mentioned to me that my 520d has an oil leak. I'd also noticed a burning oil smell from time to time and was contemplating ripping off the egr valve but there's no evidence of any leaks around there...

So, this morning after the school run (10 mile round trip) I got the burning smell and had a look. There was smoke coming from the dpf! so much that it has scorched part of the wiring loom. More investigation on YT suggested valve cover gasket or crankcase breather tube leaking. So when I had a chance I pulled into the garage and had a look-see. the video shows what I found. Anyone else had this happen please comment, thanks




ps. checked the crankcase breather tube and it looked fine until I removed it; it came apart in my hand! Brittleness has set in.

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