Headgasket gone?

[mole]

thats a good price for bmw

Simpsons did mine and i sepnt around £2k but the HG part cost me about £1k as i did loads of other bits at the same time.

YOur price will depend quite heavily on the damage to the head and valves obviously

Just back from going to see my car/George at Technosport....

Turns out the HG had gone between cyls 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 - only 5-6 still remaining!! Suprised it ran as well as it did to be honest.

There were some marks in a couple of the cylinders but he says it will be fine as they are above the rings.

There is what looks like a hairline crack in one of the cylinders in the head so head being crack tested and if required laser welded.

At this stage there are a few options including port/polish head, camshafts, ARP Head Stud kit.... all of which I am undecided about.

Then it's time to put it all back together again :thumbs:

Also things that Shim mentioned to think about whilst car is in bits!

George had a look at the map that I have on the car... he said that it's been hardly touched and isn't suprised I never really felt a difference, but all looks safe and wouldn't have caused the failure I have seen.

[Dan_csl]

Bloody hell mate, well and truely gone! :banghead:

I've not looked at the whole thread but who did your map you had on the car?

[glendog74]

Hope she gets better soon Rich :smt056

[s.mac]

same here Rich :sad:

[bromers]

My motor is looking the same except I think I need a new cylinder head ... are they possible to be 'relined' ?

Is the std M3 head the same as the CSL - looking at 2nd options ?

[mole]

Cheers guys :thumbs:

Bromers as far as I know the heads are the same, but cams and exhaust valves differ... can anyone confirm that's correct?

[shane@mbtech]

Out of interest what coolant temps did you see on track?

[mole]

Out of interest what coolant temps did you see on track?

Didn't notice it running much hotter than normal to be honest :whistle:Oil temp at last trackday did seem to be a bit high and stayed hot for longer than normal though.

[shane@mbtech]

Didn't notice it running much hotter than normal to be honest :whistle:Oil temp at last trackday did seem to be a bit high and stayed hot for longer than normal though.

What was normal for you?
12 o clock, 2 o clock etc?

[alexk]

Cheers guys :thumbs:

Bromers as far as I know the heads are the same, but cams and exhaust valves differ... can anyone confirm that's correct?

Cylinderhead is the same.

[_Nathan_]

You boys need data loggers to get exact temps rather than just damped gauge position

Shane - for info the logs on my car show max water temp of 102 when oil was 152 C. Additional coolers now fitted but thought the ratio of oil to water temps may be interesting given what is being seen by others?

[shane@mbtech]

You boys need data loggers to get exact temps rather than just damped gauge position

Shane - for info the logs on my car show max water temp of 102 when oil was 152 C. Additional coolers now fitted but thought the ratio of oil to water temps may be interesting given what is being seen by others?

Nathan are you in the office tomorrow?
Think I'm going to order the v box, ill give a call tomorrow. PM best number to get you on and best price. :thumbs:

[_Nathan_]

I'm not but Manny is. PM me to let me know exactly what you want and I'll let you know price, have got stock on the shelf.

[mole]

Finally got it back last week :thumbs:Needed a fair bit of head work but it's driving really well at the moment and feels really strong :thumbs:

I'm back boys!!! :smt055

[mattCSLnut]

Finally got it back last week :thumbs:Needed a fair bit of head work but it's driving really well at the moment and feels really strong :thumbs:

I'm back boys!!! :smt055

Welcome back... just in time for Brands TD on the 19th :whistle: