Head gasket

[teatime39]

i have a 1990 320i 6pot and i've been told that the front of the head gasket is leaking , its not mixing but i must say i'm alittle concerned , how much am i looking at to have it done , what are the likely ongoing problems and is there anything i can do
any help would be much appreciated

[hennabm]

If it is from the front OS of the engine then a lot of them do that. Unless very excessive it's nothing to worry about.
Both of mine do it.

[teatime39]

wicked i think i give it a degrease and jetwash and keep an eye on it see what the score is , still love to know how much replacing it would cost

[Taylor325i]

wicked i think i give it a degrease and jetwash and keep an eye on it see what the score is , still love to know how much replacing it would cost

Depends if your doing it yourself or paying a garage or getting it done by a mate and where the parts are sourced. You can buy a gasket set and new head bolts from GSF for about £50 or buy the parts from BMW for about £150 from memory.



Taylor.

[teatime39]

is there alot of difference in quality , dont think i could do it myself and none of my pals can do it so it would be a garage or someone off the zone

[JGG1]

My brother had the head gasket done on a 320i he had a while ago for £550, no idea if thats the going rate or if he had his pants pulled down though

[dee77nemesis]

My brother had the head gasket done on a 320i he had a while ago for £550, no idea if thats the going rate or if he had his
pants pulled down though

no that price is about right if it was done properly

[mineralblue]

On what basis have they told that the head gasket is leaking?

[teatime39]

i think its seeping oil , also this spring is leaking what is it called and how hard is it to fix is there a gasket in there or something

[rj]

The spring around the tube is part of the crankcase breather system.

The tube has 2 O rings fitted to the top and bottom.

[trigger]

quite an easy fix! buy 2 new rubber o rings, push the tube down against the spring tension until you can move the top sideways and draw it away from the underside of the inlet manifold then pull it out and change the o rings, then lube them up with a smear of grease two aid refitting without pinching the new o rings and damaging them then refit in the reverse way of removing it! hey presto job done! although its a bit cramped under there!

also are they sure its the head gasket thats leaking and not the rocker cover or the front camshaft oil seal???

[teatime39]

What size are the o rings bro , as for the rocker cover ,i've checked its fine , not sure where the camshaft seal is mate ..