I just finished the 5 speed swap. All I did was pull my motor and put the 5 speed on it and then put it back in I didn't mess with the head or anything all I did to the motor was do the oil pan gasket. And now there is coolant in the oil "milkshake" no oil in the coolant also It burns coolant coming out of the exhaust. But I did the head gasket (and intake and exhaust gasket and valve cover and timing belt and all that) 6 months ago it's only got 500 miles on it and It didn't leak before and I even drove it from OK to KS and the head gasket didn't leak. Is it leaking if so why?!
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how common is it for the head or block to crack? were having the same issue with a b25 we just refreshed. ran a little hot while trying to bleed the m42 rad. now i'm afraid the (VR) HG is gone and possibly the head. luckily we have a spare head but i'm hoping the block is ok.
OP, post a pic of the HG. do you know what cylinders were leaking?
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Head cracks are fairly common. I have a pile of them here at the shop. They crack along the cam journals and are easy to diagnose. Pressurize the cooling system (pressure tester works best) and take the valve cover off. If you see water droplets coming out from under the cam and going down the drain holes, it's cracked. I have had several cars that come in after they did a HG and couldn't figure out why there was still coolant in the oil - we pressure test every head now and even made a setup to do it in house to save the $75 the machine shop charges.
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Originally posted by Steve Corbett View PostPulled head, Used a straight edge and head is warped between 5-6 cylinders.
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Originally posted by ForcedFirebird View PostYou pulled fancypant's head? He said he pulled it and the gasket was fine, usually there's evidence of a leak on the gasket. Black streaks from combustion.sigpic
Steve Corbett
1983 528E Scrapped
1983 528E Sold
1984 745I
1984 325E - Sold
1989 325I Bronzit-Sold
1989 325I Zinno
1988 635CSI
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Originally posted by Steve Corbett View PostPulled head, Used a straight edge and head is warped between 5-6 cylinders.Originally posted by Steve Corbett View PostNah, Just updating the thread.
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