E30 325i Needs Help!

[witeshark]

Well this was a fun day. On the way home car started over heating and I stop to cool and add coolant and water. Starts overheating again right away! So I add more -- but I get to thinking. what if it's the water pump? Then it hit me! Head gasket? OMFG there's water in the oil dipstick! Any ideas on the cost to fix??

[bad man working]

Be careful who does the repair for you there are a few pitfall an inexperienced mechanic might not know i.e. the head bolts have to be replaced every time the head bolt holes have to be cleaned out before refitting the bolts to prevent them hydraulic locking and not tightening up fully. M20 heads are prone to porous heads and the head need to be pressure tested when it’s off. Get the cam, rockers, and shafts checked as well. It can be expensive but normal worth it as the bottom ends off the M20 are good.

[witeshark]

Thanks! It turns out to be a cracked head So the shop says he found another for $650. Updates to come...

[draculia]

you can get heads much cheaper than that

[nukeduster]

Originally posted by draculia@Jun 13 2005, 11:15 PM
you can get heads much cheaper than that

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also inspect your bearings.. if you have water in your oil, your chances of spinning a bearing are greatly increased if not guaranteed. make sure they are still all in spec and not rusted or anything.

[witeshark]

Well the car was done yesterday. The shop dude kept it for testing until today. It was very expensive! But the car runs like new now and feels like it has amazing power. He told me to break it in like new, which I'm doing