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  • CorvallisBMW
    Long Schlong Longhammer
    • Feb 2005
    • 13039

    #1

    oil leak Q

    I've been trying to track down an increasingly large oil leak in my cabby. I degreased and pressure washed the shit out of the engine so I could clearly see where it's coming from....

    ...It doesn't look good. I've got quite a bit of seapage from just under the exhaust manifolds around the #3 and #4 cylinders. Looks like it could be coming from the headgasket. The engine runs perfect, and the compression in those cyclinders is the same as the other 4. Also, no oil on the plugs or any signs of issues in the combustion chamber or head.

    Am I fucked?
    Last edited by CorvallisBMW; 04-18-2009, 07:22 PM.
  • Knockenwelle
    Grease Monkey
    • Jul 2008
    • 395

    #2
    HG. Just do it and hope you don't find any surprises.
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    • mooseheadm5
      Grease Monkey
      • Apr 2009
      • 375

      #3
      +1. They rot out from age. I had to do one on a 21,000 mile show car in 05, and have done many on M20s of various mileage.
      It is leaking past the gasket at oil returns
      -P

      Moosehead Engineering

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