Gearing up to do a head gasket job to stop the exxon-valdez oil leak my '90 325i has between the head and the block. Ordered a new OEM head gasket kit from FCP but it looks like the head gasket may have sustained some damage during shipping.
First picture shows how it looked without opening anything, notice the nicks in the plastic. So I took the head gasket out of the outer plastic and opened up the tears a little bit to get a better look and it looks like the metal part of the gasket is actually a little chipped.
Just curious what people's thoughts are on this, not a big deal because the head will clamp down so hard it won't be an issue? Definitely a problem and I should get FCP to send me another?
I know head gaskets can be more finicky on these M20's than other motors and I'd rather do this job only once.
Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dHJefNwJF8zIjtIl2
First picture shows how it looked without opening anything, notice the nicks in the plastic. So I took the head gasket out of the outer plastic and opened up the tears a little bit to get a better look and it looks like the metal part of the gasket is actually a little chipped.
Just curious what people's thoughts are on this, not a big deal because the head will clamp down so hard it won't be an issue? Definitely a problem and I should get FCP to send me another?
I know head gaskets can be more finicky on these M20's than other motors and I'd rather do this job only once.
Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dHJefNwJF8zIjtIl2
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