Well the time has finally come, as I was replacing my upper and lower oil pan gaskets I noticed a thin coating of oil and coolant mixture at the bottom of my lower pan. Due to the small amount of residue I'm thinking the headgasket leak is very small but still about to go in the foreseeable future , which I was expecting at some point.
This raises a decision to make. Is it worth my time tearing down my m42 which is at nearly 300,000kms, putting time and money into replacing the HG and other "while you're in there" parts on such i high mileage engine. Or would it be a better option to just put a similar amount of time and money into an engine swap such as an m20, lower Km m42, m50, etc..
I just wanted other opinions on the situation. Keep in mind I would like to stay within the same dollar figure as replacing a headgasket and other parts if I were to swap. Any opinions will be helpful!
This raises a decision to make. Is it worth my time tearing down my m42 which is at nearly 300,000kms, putting time and money into replacing the HG and other "while you're in there" parts on such i high mileage engine. Or would it be a better option to just put a similar amount of time and money into an engine swap such as an m20, lower Km m42, m50, etc..
I just wanted other opinions on the situation. Keep in mind I would like to stay within the same dollar figure as replacing a headgasket and other parts if I were to swap. Any opinions will be helpful!
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