Victor Reinz headgasket starting to fail after only 20k??

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not sure if you are saying im fine right now, or that once its changed to drain the oil once its nice and hot??? can you clarify?

What i do is make a quick oil change right afterwards, buy like a cheap filter for the first run to get the junk down and into the pan. Just run it good, heat it up then shut it off let cool down to where its just warm, open plug and let it drain until it no longer wants to drip. Then pull filter and wipe down mounting surface then replace with a decent filter refill and it should be fine.

Oh and I can not stand Victor head gaskets its just not worth the possibilities, too much work to piss away on saving a few bucks.

pelican sell OE HGs for like $100 that being said the VR kit is otherwise a decent deal for the other items.

[nando]

My VR gasket puked its guts out a couple years ago. Only had about 40k on it. I used copper gasket sealer too.

[bikerjim2000]

^ yes

I used Copper Spray a gasket on both sides of my VR. multiple coats. going strong year 4. and Blue no stretch headbolts.

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based on this thread and others, I replaced the VR head gasket in the set with the Goetz plus I used this:

http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/coppergasketcement/

[Cabriolet]

Just change the oil again after getting it nice and hot.

It'll be fine.

VR headgaset on mine has a season on it and is still sealing.

t

not really sure what you are getting at. headgaskets either seal or are blown, there is no process of "sealing"

[MonkeyMan]

I just received a box o' parts from rm european.. one of which is a good 'ol goetze headgasket ;)

[2mAn]

Goetze is or was the OEM supplier of the BMW gasket for E30's if I'm not mistaken.

thats what I
ve heard and thats why I am going with them. The Elring looks good though IMO.

[reelizmpro]

Goetze is or was the OEM supplier of the BMW gasket for E30's if I'm not mistaken.

[2mAn]

not sure if you are saying im fine right now, or that once its changed to drain the oil once its nice and hot??? can you clarify?

[TobyB]

Just change the oil again after getting it nice and hot.

It'll be fine.

VR headgaset on mine has a season on it and is still sealing.

t

[2mAn]

Just to give you a comparison of how bad this shit is, this was the first hint of what was coming. An oil change I did on 12/16/12



oil change I just did



Head is coming off this Thursday

Anyone know what I could use to clean out the shit from the motor once the fresh headgasket is on there? I heard Lubrimoly has something, also heard something about ATF, but Ive never dealt with this before

[timninja]

Damn, i just replaced my headgasket 10k ago im having the same shity issues,mainly just vanishing coolant but after my car sat for a week its showing some water on the dipstick.

BTW,how much coolant does the m20 need to operate properly ive juat been using a garden hose when bleeding my coolant

[2mAn]

Erlig has my vote.

I wont lie, the Elring also looks damn good. My friend works at Car Tender and the PRO3 cars they build all use Elring. I already ordered the Goetze and I have zero regrets. Im changing the oil today, and I'll be snapping some pics that should look delicious. Ill update this post later tonight with pics

[dnguyen1963]

Erlig has my vote.

[Cabriolet]

I've had VR bolts fail on me, real bmw ones are only like $.25 more each. very worth it. the VR gasket set is great. the headgasket in that set is completely crap.

you can see the silicon beading difference here. (VR, Erlig, BMW)
the other thing to notice is the quality of the rings in the gaskets and their design.