oil leaks overheating

[joeadams1979]

Hiya guys my e30 leaking oil like crazy by the valve gasket i think and at the bottom driverside i think the oil sump gasket. also it over heats alot in built up traffic and the tappets are load. im thinking of trying to adjust the tappets myself replace the valve gasket is the oil sump gasket hard to do and what else would i need to replace to get it leak free running right etc im a novice but gona give it a go any info would be helpful on my e30 issues

[joeadams1979]

a head gasket replacement also would be needed i guess is it a hard job?

[Grrrmachine]

No, you don't need a head gasket. You need a rocker cover gasket and four rubber D-seals from BMW. These are easy to replace.

The sump, in contrast, is a right bitch. Pay a professional to do this if you can. I don't know what E30 you have, but if it's an M20 engine I wouldn't want to do it myself.

The overheating can be a number of things. Get used to reading the Wiki; everything you've asked is covered there:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... verheating

[joeadams1979]

il replace the rocket cover gasket four rubber d seals get a mechanic to replace the oil sump and hopeful it stop over heating the reason i asked if the headgasket would need replacing is because of the over heating and massive built up of oil on the driver side of the car in the engine

[joeadams1979]

Thanks Grrrrmachine

[joeadams1979]

Any idea what Bmw sell them for?