Valve cover recommendations

[F80manz]

Anyone have any recommendations for a valve cover that in theory won't have pcv issues? I hear aluminum covers prevent this but wanted to get some more insight.

[DeezBluBallz]

If mine fails, I'm going to aluminum myself.
https://vadersolutions.com/products/...40873941303405

[GuyLedouche]

I buy my valve cover through FCP for the warranty and fitted this PCV delete. https://rsghigo.com/about-us/ols/pro...pcv-delete-kit

[Taylorsherk]

Originally Posted by DeezBluBallz

If mine fails, I'm going to aluminum myself.
https://vadersolutions.com/products/...40873941303405

Is that a typo??? 250$ for aluminum valve cover with gasket kit. That seems like a steal

[DeezBluBallz]

Originally Posted by Taylorsherk

Is that a typo??? 250$ for aluminum valve cover with gasket kit. That seems like a steal

That's what I saw too.

[F80manz]

Originally Posted by Taylorsherk

Is that a typo??? 250$ for aluminum valve cover with gasket kit. That seems like a steal

Originally Posted by DeezBluBallz

That's what I saw too.

I just bought it for that price lmao. Will update you guys when it comes in.

[DeezBluBallz]

Originally Posted by F80manz

I just bought it for that price lmao. Will update you guys when it comes in.

Please let us know.

[F80manz]

Got the Vader Solutions valve cover installed. If you have a sawzall, go for it. If not, don't buy it lol. Fits perfect for n55. S55 needs to have the vacuum chamber taken out. However, the vacuum chamber plate holds the holes that allow the injector / coil pack wire rail to be bolted to the valve cover like on the factory one. Without it, it's just floating.

Charge pipes will not fit without removing the vacuum chamber.

[DeezBluBallz]

Any photos of what you removed?

[F80manz]

Originally Posted by DeezBluBallz

Any photos of what you removed?

I removed the red area which is the middle portion. Not too hard to do though. I do wish they provided some sort of instructions though

[Steven Wilson]

Originally Posted by F80manz

I removed the red area which is the middle portion. Not too hard to do though. I do wish they provided some sort of instructions though

Ordered mine today, kind of hard to see what you cut but I’ll figure it out 🫡

[maxm4]

Originally Posted by Steven Wilson

Ordered mine today, kind of hard to see what you cut but I’ll figure it out 🫡

Originally Posted by F80manz

I removed the red area which is the middle portion. Not too hard to do though. I do wish they provided some sort of instructions though

How is it holding up for you guys? I’m at 78k miles and doing the crankhub soon so I was going to do a vc and gasket while I am in there.

[F80manz]

Originally Posted by maxm4

How is it holding up for you guys? I’m at 78k miles and doing the crankhub soon so I was going to do a vc and gasket while I am in there.

Not bad so far. Oil cap didn't fit at first. Them it fit after a few heat cycles. Then the oil cap they provided had the gasket fail. So I got a new oe oil cap. No other problems though.

[maxm4]

Originally Posted by F80manz

Not bad so far. Oil cap didn't fit at first. Them it fit after a few heat cycles. Then the oil cap they provided had the gasket fail. So I got a new oe oil cap. No other problems though.

How is it quality wise? Is it nice and flat and what did you have to do with the trimming of it to make it fit?

[F80manz]

Originally Posted by maxm4

How is it quality wise? Is it nice and flat and what did you have to do with the trimming of it to make it fit?

It is in fact flat. Be aware there's no instructions. But for the trimming there's a few torx bolts you pull out that allows you to remove the vacuum chamber on the left side. Once it's removed you need to cut off essentially the 2 end pieces of the vacuum chamber and bolt those back on. Which allows the charge pipes to fit

[maxm4]

Originally Posted by F80manz

It is in fact flat. Be aware there's no instructions. But for the trimming there's a few torx bolts you pull out that allows you to remove the vacuum chamber on the left side. Once it's removed you need to cut off essentially the 2 end pieces of the vacuum chamber and bolt those back on. Which allows the charge pipes to fit

I have a new vc gasket on the way because I don’t want to use the one provided for obvious reasons. I don’t trust it. As for hardware did you use the included bolts?

[F80manz]

Originally Posted by maxm4

I have a new vc gasket on the way because I don’t want to use the one provided for obvious reasons. I don’t trust it. As for hardware did you use the included bolts?

Yes. I used the included bolts. They were a little complicated to figure out but I just chose length based off the OEM bolts since some are longer

[alpnspec]

Originally Posted by F80manz

Not bad so far. Oil cap didn't fit at first. Them it fit after a few heat cycles. Then the oil cap they provided had the gasket fail. So I got a new oe oil cap. No other problems though.

How’s it going brother! May I ask which OE oil cap did you get? Was it the OE S55 one or N55? I noticed the OEM S55 oil cap had a different gasket type and wouldn’t fit onto the Vaders Solution valve cover so I am using the one they gave me. It’s a little ugly not going to lie and would like to switch it out.

Other than that I just got the Aluminum valve cover installed yesterday! I’ve noticed when I had the PCV problem I was losing power and everytime I stepped on the gas it definitely had a lag to it. Everything is back to normal now with full power after getting it installed and nomore of that horrific squealing. By the way I did direct message Vader Solutions themselves about the cutting part, they said I wouldn’t need to do any cutting and it’s just a couple screws to take off the piece we don’t need which was for the N55. Turns out we had to cut a piece so the the ignition coil harness can be bolted on to the ends of the pieces. But everything went great! No leaks or anything! The aluminum valve cover does get hot though not going to lie.

[F80manz]

Originally Posted by alpnspec

How’s it going brother! May I ask which OE oil cap did you get? Was it the OE S55 one or N55? I noticed the OEM S55 oil cap had a different gasket type and wouldn’t fit onto the Vaders Solution valve cover so I am using the one they gave me. It’s a little ugly not going to lie and would like to switch it out.

Other than that I just got the Aluminum valve cover installed yesterday! I’ve noticed when I had the PCV problem I was losing power and everytime I stepped on the gas it definitely had a lag to it. Everything is back to normal now with full power after getting it installed and nomore of that horrific squealing. By the way I did direct message Vader Solutions themselves about the cutting part, they said I wouldn’t need to do any cutting and it’s just a couple screws to take off the piece we don’t need which was for the N55. Turns out we had to cut a piece so the the ignition coil harness can be bolted on to the ends of the pieces. But everything went great! No leaks or anything! The aluminum valve cover does get hot though not going to lie.

I got the oe fill cap. The valve cover needs a few heat cycles to be the correct size, at least in my experience.

Vader also told me it doesn't need to be cut, but like you said, the ignition coil harness needs to be bolted on, so the cut is necessary.


Oil cap: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...co-11128655331