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    #1

    Time for a swap??

    Recently did a timing belt/Water pump on my M20 since it was leaking
    coolant slowly for the past couple weeks.
    I pulled the water pump to find some dirty ass coolant.

    all in all when the car was back together
    I drove it around and noticed my coolant light came on again.
    checked around the water pump, block and all over the ground and found
    nothing, so i poped the dipstick and found traces or coolant, popped the oil cap
    and found some milkshake buildup


    Now im trying to decide if its worth fixing or selling as is..
    I recently moved into an apt and the e30 has no where to be stored.
    Any idea of the cost at a shop? or if its cheaper to swap maybe just another M20? or M50?

    325i
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    #2
    Looks like your head gasket really took a poop. My condolences. If you were in Ohio, there is a 100k m20b25 on CL for cheap

    -'87 325 - ratbox swap http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...77#post3250277 << Check out my Wanted thread

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      #3
      Originally posted by shaferbm View Post
      Looks like your head gasket really took a poop. My condolences. If you were in Ohio, there is a 100k m20b25 on CL for cheap
      yeah that would be good

      325i

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        #4
        purchase all the parts and interview mobile mechanics from craigslist.


        offer 20 an hour. um.... 5 hour job. only hire ase certified.

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          #5
          Should've done the headgasket the moment you saw that coolant when doing the timing belt job.


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            #6
            Emulsion under the oil filler cap doesn't necessarily mean a bad head gasket. Oil in the coolant or emulsion in the oil drained from the pan does. Change the oil and see if it has emulsion. The coolant looks suspicious, but that could just be from a lack of timely coolant changes. I'd flush the cooling system until it was clean and see if the mess returns.

            FYI: In cooler weather unless the car sees a couple of trips each week of 30min of sustained highway speed driving there will probably be emulsion in the valve cover.
            The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
            Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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              #7
              Originally posted by jlevie View Post
              Emulsion under the oil filler cap doesn't necessarily mean a bad head gasket. Oil in the coolant or emulsion in the oil drained from the pan does. Change the oil and see if it has emulsion. The coolant looks suspicious, but that could just be from a lack of timely coolant changes. I'd flush the cooling system until it was clean and see if the mess returns.

              FYI: In cooler weather unless the car sees a couple of trips each week of 30min of sustained highway speed driving there will probably be emulsion in the valve cover.
              yeah, but theres a lot of milky coolant under the valve cover

              and all over the dipstick, If i add coolant it keeps disappearing, with no leaks

              325i

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                #8
                Originally posted by vandol View Post
                yeah, but theres a lot of milky coolant under the valve cover

                and all over the dipstick, If i add coolant it keeps disappearing, with no leaks
                I'm not saying that there isn't a head gasket leak, only that the symptoms you have can be explained by other benign causes. The valve cover and dipstick will always be a little colder than the block or head in cool to cold weather. And if the engine doesn't see 30 minutes of sustained highway speed driving a couple of times a week all of the engine won't get hot enough to boil off the condensates and emulsion may form in those places.

                The real clue would be emulsion in the oil that you drain from the sump. And, in this case, a reappearance of the mess in the coolant once the cooling system has been properly cleaned and flushed. And even then if the car has an automatic transmission the mess in the coolant could be from a leaking transmission heat exchanger.
                The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
                Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by jlevie View Post
                  I'm not saying that there isn't a head gasket leak, only that the symptoms you have can be explained by other benign causes. The valve cover and dipstick will always be a little colder than the block or head in cool to cold weather. And if the engine doesn't see 30 minutes of sustained highway speed driving a couple of times a week all of the engine won't get hot enough to boil off the condensates and emulsion may form in those places.

                  The real clue would be emulsion in the oil that you drain from the sump. And, in this case, a reappearance of the mess in the coolant once the cooling system has been properly cleaned and flushed. And even then if the car has an automatic transmission the mess in the coolant could be from a leaking transmission heat exchanger.
                  is this a good start?

                  Oil change, coolant flush, then see if it needs a head gasket?

                  the engine doesn't overheat, well not yet at least

                  325i

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