Do you guys know how many and which intake manifold studs are going straight into the oil gallery on 885 heads? Are there any EX manifold studs going into oil? I was replacing my IN studs and 3 of them started to drip old oil. I was going to use copper anti-seize on studs but looks like ones that go into oil need some sort of thread sealant. Thanks
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I don't believe any studs go into oil galleries. If they do and I'm not aware (or you choose to use the damaged head anyways) don't use anything that will contaminate your oil supply. That means no anti seize (metal flakes could contaminate oil supply)Comment
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I cleaned up this head and it doesn't look like there is a visible path to the oil gallery. Wonder if it was introduced there during the assembly or just sipped through many years of the valve cover leak. Going to install m8x1.25 air barb into each hole and pull some vacuum to see if it holds. Probably good idea to pressure test the head too. Did some googling...looks like 2002, e30 and e36 owners report similar findings but have yet to find something on the cause. PM's bimmerheads since he deals with old hads a lot to see what is his take on thisComment
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I tested stud holes with 90kpa (max my hand vac can do) of vacuum, no leaks. If anyone else finds oil there, don't panic and assume you head is cracked. Looks like oil can get in there from surrounding leaksOriginally posted by zaq123 View Post
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