head gasket parts list

[hammersfan12]

when doing a head gasket what parts need replacing so far my list is...

head gasket set
exhaust manifold gaskets
water pump
thermostat
cam belt kit
head bolt set
camshaft seal

is anything missing, not sure if i have missed some gaskets. and how much does head skimming usually cost. thanks

[Rtaylor2208]

You might as well do the inlet manifold gaskets and the throttle body gasket whilst its all apart.

There is also the o-rings on the oil breather pipe between the inlet manifold and the block.

[aimlessrock]

while your at it have the injectors cleaned (unless you have had them done recently).

I assume your getting the head pressure tested?..if not add this to your list.

[hammersfan12]

You might as well do the inlet manifold gaskets and the throttle body gasket whilst its all apart.

There is also the o-rings on the oil breather pipe between the inlet manifold and the block.

was thinking of inlet manifold ones, but thought they might of come with head gasket set. and about the breather is that meant to have a filter. thanks

[hammersfan12]

while your at it have the injectors cleaned (unless you have had them done recently).

I assume your getting the head pressure tested?..if not add this to your list.

how much do they usually cost, and yeah. and about that. when scrapping the gasket off, is it the head or block you have to try not to score. theres no gasket left over on the head. but a few bits on the block. thanks

[gooner1]

Y ou need clean surfaces on both head and block.
Block is metal , so you can be a bit more " active" with it, as opposed
to the head, which is alli so more care needed with it.

[gooner1]

You might as well do the inlet manifold gaskets and the throttle body gasket whilst its all apart.

There is also the o-rings on the oil breather pipe between the inlet manifold and the block.

was thinking of inlet manifold ones, but thought they might of come with head gasket set. and about the breather is that meant to have a filter. thanks

No filter on the Oil breather pipe, just the O rings.
Good idea to compress the spring from the breather pipe, with
a strong cable tie once you have removed it, makes it much
easier to re- position.

[hammersfan12]

cool, thanks. was just worried about damaging the block. and got a price for skimming and pressure tested £110. don't know if thats good or not.

[mark_gpz]

My headgasket blew a while back and bacicaly it is best the get your head (cylinder head) skimmed, then clean all surfaces with abit of thinners. new head gasket new inlet and exhaust gasket. Also a good idea to slap a load of head gasket sealant on all the surfaces that will be clamping the gasket. Mine is now running smoothly about a 3hr job. Hope this helped

[dave525]

no sealant is req on the headgasket.So long as all surfaces are straight and clean and torqued correctly all will be fine

[hammersfan12]

and can i just get the o rings from anywhere, think there the only thing i couldn't find on gsf.

[hammersfan12]

and can somone just clarify the list of parts that i need

and would mine be a automatic fan, as gsf lists two types of water pump.

thanks

[daimlerman]

and can somone just clarify the list of parts that i need

and would mine be a automatic fan, as gsf lists two types of water pump.

thanks

Water pump changed between early and late(facelift) cars.

[hammersfan12]

mines a 91, h reg. all i know is fan never stays on after car has been turned off. unlike my mk3 golf gti. guess that would make it non auto ?.

[daimlerman]

Strange thing is that BMW's have inline engines,unlike lesser vehicles.

So the fan is driven via a viscous coupling,which means that when the engine stops,so does the fan!

[mark_gpz]

and can somone just clarify the list of parts that i need

and would mine be a automatic fan, as gsf lists two types of water pump.

thanks

Head gasket, check eurocarparts or your local engine depo around £20dependswhere you get it
Head gasket sealant £depends where you get it
Thinners to clean suface, youll have some laying around somewhere

Thats baciaclly it i think

[mark_gpz]

and can somone just clarify the list of parts that i need

and would mine be a automatic fan, as gsf lists two types of water pump.

thanks

Head gasket, check eurocarparts or your local engine depo around £20dependswhere you get it
Head gasket sealant £depends where you get it
Thinners to clean suface, youll have some laying around somewhere

Thats baciaclly it i think

[hammersfan12]

can anybody let me know if you need to strip the head before giving it to the machine shop.thanks

[mark_gpz]

Yes taking the camshaft out is required and that is it, when putting everything back in put camshaft back to TDC then set the valve clearences. Best to get a Haynes manuel bud.

[hammersfan12]

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/parts/servic ... spark-plug

from that list what is the right spark plug lol

and head has been looked at and is ok. should be back together this weekend

[hammersfan12]

and same for these two

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/parts/coolin ... water-pump

[jimbom30cab]

I would strongly recommend getting the cylinder head place to strip and rebuild your head. Might cost a few more quid but it's well worth it to avoid the risk of damaging anything, I say this as it happened to me, I damaged one of the cam journal bearings whilst removing the cam

[hammersfan12]

the heads been tested by a repair place and head was stripped by my dad. just putting back together know.

[hammersfan12]

all done and sounds good...... but the o ring in fuel pressure regulator decided to go. anyone know where to get one on a sunday. thanks

[Brianmoooore]

If it helps, they're the same as the injector ones.

[hammersfan12]

managed to sort for know, but need to get something proper and also need the pipe that goes from the servo. to the inlet manifold, if anybody has one ;)

[bmw9818]

would strongly recommend the double threaded bolt holding the tensioner in place, my one sheared spent ages trying to get the remains out which were also loctited....