hi guys quick question
if theres oil in the water system and water in the oil system
but no over heating
and cycinder sniffer test ok
head gasket freshly been done
9/10 head cracked
Oil in water water in oil
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Colonel Sanders
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could be stuff that was left over from the build?
i had that
i had that
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i have a good head 885 cast 325i one if you need one, drop me a pm if your interested.
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i doubt it very much rossle
flushed the oil out twice
and untold amount on the water system
flushed the oil out twice
and untold amount on the water system
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hmmm not good!!
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thanks m-dtech but i have one from my old engine which was ok
thanks
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its ok mate
took the head of anyway
not even running any boost and done 2 headgaskets
gonna call the dealers bout the oversized headgasket if not gonna get the mls like urs rossle
iirc rossle did you say u were running 18psi on the stock mls
took the head of anyway
not even running any boost and done 2 headgaskets
gonna call the dealers bout the oversized headgasket if not gonna get the mls like urs rossle
iirc rossle did you say u were running 18psi on the stock mls
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im running a bar on it, gonna go to about 16 psi, might push for 18, butil have to make sure my tune is spot on!!
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could be the residue left in the hoses ect, try giving it a good flush through !hass wrote:hi guys quick question
if theres oil in the water system and water in the oil system
but no over heating
and cycinder sniffer test ok
head gasket freshly been done
9/10 head cracked
will be back in an E30 oneday soon !
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It can take an incredible amount of time to get every trace of oil emulsion out of a cooling system, and, on 6 pots at least, it all eventually migrates to the header tank.
