Some advice please chaps

[shane320i]

Just had a quote of Ԛ£350 for someone to sort my blown headgasket,inc parts and labour.Does this sound reasonable?I dont wanna get stitched up

[Simon13]

dosn't seem bad at all to me, quite a few parts needed gaskets, timing belt, head bolts plus other stuff. And it will take a good few hours labour

Defo head gasket not cylinder head mate?

Do the water pump while your there is the car is a keeper, they are not too expensive

[shane320i]

dosn't seem bad at all to me, quite a few parts needed gaskets, timing belt, head bolts plus other stuff. And it will take a good few hours labour

Defo head gasket not cylinder head mate?

Do the water pump while your there is the car is a keeper, they are not too expensive

Pretty sure its head gasket mate,oil cap is covered in mayo and theres plenty of black sludge in the water too

Defo a keeper so i'll do the water pump too then

Cheers!!

[Brianmoooore]

dosn't seem bad at all to me, quite a few parts needed gaskets, timing belt, head bolts plus other stuff. And it will take a good few hours labour

Defo head gasket not cylinder head mate?

Do the water pump while your there is the car is a keeper, they are not too expensive

Pretty sure its head gasket mate,oil cap is covered in mayo and theres plenty of black sludge in the water too

Defo a keeper so i'll do the water pump too then

Cheers!!

How bad is the oil contamination in the water and are we talking M20B25 engine?
The heads on these are prone to cracking in the cam bearing journals.
If it is the 2.5, then before anyone dismantles anything, get the cooling system up to pressure and take the rocker cover off.
Carefully watch the rear two cam bearings for little drops of water emerging.
Be carefull the rocker shaft lock plate at the front of the engine doesn't work loose while doing this.

[m-dtech]

could do it your self for less....

personaly id take the head off, have it machined polished, ported, skimmed and preasure tested for Ԛ£250 and spend the Ԛ£100 on parts for the head gasket replacement.

i can get a train to work though but can u live with out your car?

[elliot]

are we talking M20B25 engine?

judging by his name, i doubt it bri..

[shane320i]

are we talking M20B25 engine?

judging by his name, i doubt it bri..

The name refers to my e36 coz i bought that first!The e30 is a 325i

Thanks for the help guys,i would do it myself but i really dont have much of a clue when it comes to mechanics I dont want to make it any worse(if thats possible )so i kinda have to pay someone else to sort it for me.

[elliot]

i stand corrected

[Brianmoooore]

Thanks for the help guys,i would do it myself but i really dont have much of a clue when it comes to mechanics I dont want to make it any worse(if thats possible )so i kinda have to pay someone else to sort it for me.

At least make sure any mechanic who looks at it is aware that these heads commonly crack ib the cam bearings.

[gareth]

shane, how far are you from hastings? our local specialist did mine for about Ԛ£250 all in. the owner worked for BMW for years so knows his stuff...

[shane320i]

Im on the other side of Brighton mate so its gonna be a bit of a drive.Its still drivable tho but i have to keep toping up the coolant every few miles.
Probably not a good idea to drive it all that way,what cha think?

[gareth]

hmmm, probably a bit of a risk!

[shane320i]

Thats what i thought