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    Mechanic able to pull the head on my S50 for a reasonable price?

    I'm looking at doing some internal head work (retainers, valve seals, lifters, etc. while I'm in there) on my S50-swapped '91 sedan and just got a ballpark 12 hours to pull the head. Yikes. Way worse than I thought. Does anyone care to do some freelance work for me, or have any suggestions on a reliable mechanic under $95/hr? This car is my DD, it's not healthy right now, and if this is going to be an assraping then I may need to start posting feelers and deciding what kind of hit I want to take on my beloved E30. The very thought of this pisses me off, and I should have rebuilt the motor before the swap but I could not given a time constraint to move cross country and start work here in Portland.

    Can I drive 6 months with bad lifters, burning oil (likely through the valve seals)?
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    #2
    Just find a cheap M50 for around $400 swap it over the weekend and then rebuild the S50 when you have time.

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      #3
      Originally posted by nwvb bmw View Post
      Just find a cheap M50 for around $400 swap it over the weekend and then rebuild the S50 when you have time.
      Why not buy the bentley and do it yourself? It's really not hard.
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        #4
        Call O'Hara and see what he'd charge you. 503.287.0739.
        '70 911s | '72 2002 | '88 M5 | '89 330is | '89 M3 | '95 911 | '02 M5 | '04 RR HSE

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          #5
          Great suggestion really. Problem is that I'm now working 8-5ish and live in an apartment. Only brought my basic tools with me. So I need someone to swap it for me affordably. Shit, I may as well sell the S50 to someone with time to work on it.

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            #6
            sell it huh.. ?

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              #7
              Originally posted by ethirtydavid View Post
              sell it huh.. ?
              Interested? lol comes with a caveat that you gotta help me pull it out and install something else.

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                #8
                They quoted you 12 hours just to pull the head off?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by TwoJ's View Post
                  They quoted you 12 hours just to pull the head off?
                  Isn't that insanity? I thought so, but I've never done it so I don't know. But, I do have the Bentley so I know the general process and with the right tools and experience it should be NBD. I was surprised, bc I thought it was a place that dealt with swaps but he actually started to say how it's not factory, so it's an unknown. I'm sorry, isn't it a general consensus that the E30 engine bay is easier to work in? "The exhaust can be tricky" really? headers a big concern for you?
                  lol I wanted to start arguing but held back to be respectful. I may go there for (what I hope to be) basic things although now I feel like I'll get the lecture about how it's not stock so it's more difficult to figure out. I emailed M&B cylinder heads (their youtubes videos for HPF made me fall in love, incredible machine shop) and Brian suggested a nearby shop, guy told me 12 hours to remove and install the engine! Seems alot more reasonable now..

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                    #10
                    If you're looking for a cylinder head shop, I know of a great local one with very fair pricing. PM for info.
                    '70 911s | '72 2002 | '88 M5 | '89 330is | '89 M3 | '95 911 | '02 M5 | '04 RR HSE

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                      #11
                      I'll buy.... ;)
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Eric Devier View Post
                        I'll buy.... ;)

                        lol want to rent a hoist and bang it out over the weekend? what motor is in your Z3

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by butters View Post
                          lol want to rent a hoist and bang it out over the weekend? what motor is in your Z3
                          My weekends are usually typically packed. I do, however, have a friend who has a hoist. I have an M54B30.
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                            #14
                            You should get a leak-down test to verify that it's the head. PMed
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