Calling on anyone with experience getting your cylinder head repaired. For some reason undetermined, a cam bearing stopped receiving oil and was run like that till the camshaft broke in half. Now the bearing and sleeve are all torn up and obviously needs a new camshaft. A friend tells me there's no question it will cost more to fix than to find a replacement m44 head. Is there truth in this?
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Yes, there's truth to that.
BMW cams run in the head casting itself, and a sleeve
repair is more expensive than a good used head.
tnow, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george graves -
I bought a nice, straight, used M20 head, had a shop chemically clean it and surface it, then ground the valve seats and changed the valve stem seals myself. I spent ~$120 total.
I doubt you could have yours repaired for less, and this way you get a nice refreshed one in the end. (just my experience)
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Thats scary..$120 is nothing. makes me think maybe gettin the messed up sleeve (or whatever its called) looked at could be worth it if you got your head ground and what not for that cheap. though ide have to buy new cam then too..i think its a tough call. theres not much online in terms of used m44 heads either. think im gonna call around to local machine shops.Comment
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I bought a whole new head that was ready to go. Less time and less miney
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