Head Rebuild

[Jinaman]

I just bought my E30 about a month ago. When i park the car, i get large pools of oil. So I inspected the bay and think its related to the head gasket. When i started taking the intake off. I noticed a good amount of oil in the manifold that was running all the way to the filter. Now im not sure were my oil leak is. I dont think its my rings because ive never seen the car smoke.
I figured id play it safe and just reseal the whole head. So I ordered the felpro head kit and a tbelt kit since my car is due. Now i want to know if there are any seals missing from this kit to completely reseal my top end ( including intake parts).
Also I was wondering how oil got all the way to my air filter without blown rings.
Any help would be appreciated, any one free to come take a look would be even better, this is my first time taking apart a Bimmer and I really want to do this right the first time.
Thanks

[Myster-E]

If you are going to rebuild the head make sure to replace all your valve seals. That could be why you are getting a ton of oil in the intake manifold.

[Jinaman]

If you are going to rebuild the head make sure to replace all your valve seals. That could be why you are getting a ton of oil in the intake manifold.

How hard is this, and do i need to order this separate of the head kit

[sweet6e30]

the victor rienz head gasket kit comes with valve seals, and every gasket the head needs. if you have no idea what u r doing and do not have the proper tools, ie a valve spring compressor then find a motor shop and have them do it
get new head bolts the kit does not come with them.
just a warning , your rocker arms may need to be replaced, they might be worn, if they do 99% of the time the cam lobes would be worn down and damaged too meaning replacement. if you have overheated your engine often or badly, there is a good chance your head might be warped, if that the case, find another head and rebuild that one.

head pressure test, leak test, and head resurface, dual angle valve job , clean up valves or replace them. its a job. Im in the middle of doing it right now
hope that helps

[Jinaman]

Thats sure is a long list of things not on my list yet. Crossing my fingers on the head and rockers. I'm really just trying to get the motor to a reliable place, so i can collect parts for a M50 swap. If i really need to get expensive work done, i might have to call the project a dud for a while. :p

[Myster-E]

I would send out the head that is being rebuilt to a machine shop and have them replace the valve seals and rebuild the head before installing.

[Jinaman]

Im trying to get my intake off. But the hose running to the booster has clamps around it ive never seen. they are just flat rings with a triangular pinch at the top. Does anyone know how to remove these.

[Plastic Emperor]

If its the clamp I am thinking about you just cut the part that sticks up. Then replace with a screw clamp.

[Jinaman]

That was definitely too simple for me too ever come up with. Thanks

[Plastic Emperor]

No problem :D

[Brandon12V]

do a leak down before you disassemble the head. easiest way to tell if it's your valve seals or the piston rings.

[matt0300]

have the head resurfaced change ur valve seals definitely change ur rocker arms those are 20+ years old and will break and its a pain to have to go back and swap them again. oil in your intake could be from the valve cover hose that goes to your intake. take a filter and delete that hose and see if that fixes the problem.