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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:31 am

ive got an anoying oil leak ferom the front left of the head where the oli way is . going to replace the head gasket to sop this hope fully . i used a paynes head gasket last time no good any ideas how to stop this . is it a genuine one only
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:45 am

get a victor reinze one from ecp mate.
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:10 am

ok mick cheers
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:35 am

Oil way is front right of the gasket, but I suppose you're looking at it from the front. (In which case it would be back left!)
Decent gasket, flat head and block faces, and careful assembly is the way to cure it.
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:50 pm

magpie wrote:get a victor reinze one from ecp mate.
they list a couple Dave, but not sure which is the VR one, the dearer one i assume, but it says FAI Autoparts:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_3 ... 8bc&000173

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_3 ... f91&000173
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:52 pm

Elrings the one and OEM they its a very common oil leak spot that nearly all M20's suffer from