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Head Gaskets? Hard To Replace

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Like bmw head gaskets,when they go out, are they hard as hell to replace?

and how much do they typically cost? :lmao2
 
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Originally posted by BMW-ATI@May 22 2005, 07:17 PM
Oh, I thought it was some big complex procoess or someting?

what exactly is a head gasket? lol im a newb, well just dont know much about cars that is
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i just replaced a headgasket yesterday on a e30 325i. the timing belt was the biggest PITA part of it. since you have a e36 you dont need to worry about that aspect... should be relatively painless.

just depends on how comfortable you are with ripping apart 1/2 of the engine bay into its various pieces.
 
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Originally posted by abemcclellan@May 22 2005, 11:08 PM
to replace the head gasket, you basically have to take off the top half of the engine block. please correct me if i'm wrong.
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you basically seperate your exhaust and intake manifolds off of your head, and then take off the valve cover, then unbolt the timing chain sprockets, and tensioner and then unbolt the 14 hex bolts and c'est voila! the head comes off.
 
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