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  • low808
    Mod Crazy
    • Nov 2013
    • 661
    #1

    new head gasket

    Installing new head gasket and noticed my timing was off after torquing the head bolts. Pulled the head off and found oil on the head gasket. Am I able to reuse the head gasket or do I need a new one.
    Last edited by low808; 07-15-2017, 01:25 PM.
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    • zaq123
      E30 Fanatic
      • Jul 2016
      • 1364
      #2
      need a new one
      Last edited by zaq123; 07-16-2017, 06:44 AM.

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        • jlevie
          R3V OG
          • Nov 2006
          • 13530
          #3
          If the head was fully torqued, you will need a new head gasket and new head bolts as they are torque to yield and one time use.
          The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
          Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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            • digger
              R3V Elite
              • Nov 2005
              • 5911
              #4
              the plot thickens.
              89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

              new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505

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                • zaq123
                  E30 Fanatic
                  • Jul 2016
                  • 1364
                  #5
                  Originally posted by low808
                  Installing new head gasket and noticed my timing was off after torquing the head bolts. Pulled the head off and found oil on the head gasket. Am I able to reuse the head gasket or do I need a new one.
                  wait....this wasn't your original question...you just said that there is a little bit oil on your HG, asking if it's ok to use.

                  Now you are saying it was installed already? Obviously no, not ok to RE use.

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                    • jeffnhiscars
                      R3V OG
                      • Jun 2011
                      • 6010
                      #6
                      Im wondering why he removed the head after seeing his timing was off rather than just adjusting the belt (assuming he hadnt run the car)
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                      https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...86#post4944786
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                        • low808
                          Mod Crazy
                          • Nov 2013
                          • 661
                          #7
                          Yeas it wasnt. I cleaned if off and installed it. Then notince I didn't set the timming correctly since I was working on it at night. The next day I pulled it off. Thanks for all the answers. I ordered a new head gasket

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