My <1,500mi M20 - *updated*

[JCarp90]

Sup.

This is my freshly rebuilt M20.





















Metric Blues ladies and gentlemen. Totally capable of handling boost.

[FredK]

Looks like you steam cleaned the interior of your engine!

What's next, ARPs?

[mbonanni]

Kind of pissed me off looking at this.

I got coolant in my oil from a hg going bad, granted my motor was very old, it is still a bitch to clean.

Goodluck

[JCarp90]

Looks like you steam cleaned the interior of your engine!

What's next, ARPs?

Yeah. ARP studs and a mild cam for now. This will also give me time to take care of some rust spots and do my subframe/trailing arm bushings and other bits.

Kind of pissed me off looking at this.

I got coolant in my oil from a hg going bad, granted my motor was very old, it is still a bitch to clean.

Goodluck

You're pissed off? This is what my $2,500 got me.

I have shit luck. I should have never run Metric Blues. I feel fucking retarded for trusting them.

[mbonanni]

lol, I know right.

Goodluck man. Better luck next time!

[Alex Mc]

Forgive my ignorance, but what are metric blues?

[Wh33lhop]

Forgive my ignorance, but what are metric blues?

Those heady-bolty things that hold the engine together.

[dougie30]

I bought the victor rein ones... Will those do this to my engine??

[TimKninja]

I bought the victor rein ones... Will those do this to my engine??

No. VR head bolts are good. Try to avoid using a victor reinz gasket tho. Use a Goetz or Elring.

Sorry to hear this OP. The metric blues are deff the cause of the failure?

Also you should be using BMW blue coolant.Not that green shit.

[kronus]

so did your head lift or did your HG fail?

[efficient]

wow! hope this doesnt happen to me when my time comes around.
who built your motor?

[red_e30]

make shure youre head is not cracked m20 heads crack along the cam journals

[JinormusJ]

Chocolate milkshake looks deliciously expensive. Sorry to hear, that definitely sucks major

[amcink]

That head looks super clean

[JCarp90]

so did your head lift or did your HG fail?

Haven't pulled the head yet to see for sure.

wow! hope this doesnt happen to me when my time comes around.
who built your motor?

I did. With the help of a friend who has built countless motors for SpecE30 cars. Never before used Metric Blues and never seen this issue. Has a Goetze HG.

make shure youre head is not cracked m20 heads crack along the cam journals

Fucking better not be.

That head looks super clean

Has less than 1,500 miles on a complete rebuild so... yeah lol. This blows.