My valve cover gaskets are leaking and I'm planning to change them in about 2 weeks. I've ordered 2 gasket sets and 22 bushing. Should I order anything else for this job??

The car has 95K.

Shoud I change spark plugs as well??? If yes what brand/type to buy and where???
Fuel filter should change it?? - where is it located and what brand to buy???
Brake fluid - should I change it??? - if yes - what type/brand to buy and where.

If there anything else I should change - please feel free to add.

Thanks in advance.

All of those things you mentioned are part of the Schedule II maintenance which normally takes place every 30k miles. At 95K miles, this would be about the right time for them.

There's several good parts places where you can buy these things, bimmerparts.com and bimmerzone.com are both supporting vendors here and have very good websites which will help point you to the righh parts for your specific vehicle. There are other places you can buy these parts from too, eap4parts.com and pelicanparts.com if you want to shop around.

If the cam sprocket cover profile gaskets are leaking they should be replaced at this time, because it involves removing the cam covers.

There are no plug wires to replace.

The transmission and final drive fluid, and fuel filter, are lifetime items and shouldn't need replacement. It can't hurt to replace the filter, but it can hurt to replace fluids if you don't use what's specified. Some of that automatic transmission fluid costs $30 a liter. The BMW SAF-XJ final drive oil is expensive too, and available only from a dealer, by the drum.

An inspection II, which incidentally is every 40k miles on '98 models, is more than a "tune-up". In includes checking the suspension, especially the rear on the E39 cars, and brakes. Adjust the park brake, air up the spare tire, replace the batteries in the central locking transmitters, blow the dust bunny off the cabin air temperature sensor, replace the hose clamps at the bottom of the power steering fluid reservoir and replenish the fluid, check the operation of the auxiliary radiator fan, and so on.

lifetime transmission fluid/filter is a bunch of bull. my transmission is considered life time sealed. thats why they like to die after the warranty runs out. the fluid in the transimission is only supposed to be good for 30k. how in gods name can that be sealed forever. this i probably my biggest gripe with bmw. look around and you will see its a good idea to do the tranny fluid. its not hard either. its the first thing i did on my car, made a huge difference too. but my milage is 160k

Paintpro, your transmission uses Dexron fluid. BMW recommends changing it every Inspection II, which is about 30,000 miles.

V8 transmissions use special fluid that costs $200 for a fill, and is very effective. The units are very reliable, and I'm talking about high-mileage cars. Most automatic tranny problems on these cars are caused by the electronic controls, and changing the fluid every week won't prevent that.

ok, i don't know much about this 200 dollar fluid, but im sure even then sometime in its life it needs a change. and on my car bmw does NOT recommend changing my tranny fluid. every mechanic i have spoken too said its a sealed tranny (no dipstick). its filled for life. which is bs in my case. i was just trying to point out that truely sealed idea is not 100% true. im sure your recommendation is a good one :D

Paintpro, those aren't real BMW mechanics you're talking to, they're retards. The checklist in the service booklet that came with your car specifies that the automatic transmission fluid be changed at every Inspection II. There are no sealed trannies. They all have drain and fill plugs, just like yours.

So you don't know anything about the automatic transmission fluid used in the M60/62 cars, but you know it needs to be replaced. How do you know that? Here's what I know. If the five-speed autos were failing, I'd be replacing them. But I'm not. Same goes for the final drives.

Considering what I've read in this thead, I wonder if you filled yours properly. Here's the procedure, just so you know --

1 - With car level, fill transmission until fluid runs out fill hole.

2 - Install plug, start car, and move selector lever slowly through the shift range several times.

3 - With car still running and level, and transmission fluid temperature between 30 and 50 degrees Celsius, remove the fill plug and fill until fluid runs out hole. Install plug with new seal ring.

Hope this helps someone.