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FNG- Valve Cover Crack

2K views 1 reply 2 participants last post by  Lord Vader 
#1 ·
anyone able to give possible causes for a 2001 323 i valve cover to crack?

recent work:
-new valve cover gasket (June)
-replaced "honker" valve (2 weeks ago)

thanks for any responses
 
#2 ·
It could be a number of reasons, but the VG is made of either aluminum or plastic. As the material ages it become more fragile. Its not a "lifetime component". It sucks, but it happens.
 
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