after head gasket

Just a quick little video after replacing the head gasket.

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[idusclothing]

why did you replace the head gasket?

did you resurface anything?

[kaoshonen]

@idusclothing The head gasket developed a leak next to the exhaust manifold and started to make a little steam.

I just resurfaced head, left the block untouched and it worked like a charm.

[cabdolla]

Star to finish, what was the time this job took?

[kaoshonen]

@cabdolla I took me about a day to get the head off, then another day to reinstall. The machine shop took a couple of days to rebuild and plane the head.  So for me it was just under a four days, but If you have a new head all laid out it can be done much quicker.

[cabdolla]

@kaoshonen How hard was it to get the VANOS timing back correct? Did you also have to take out/flush the radiator?

[kaoshonen]

@cabdolla I removed the radiator for a little extra wiggle room, but I didn't bother flushing it. The VANOS unit was a bit of a trick. Convincing that double helix sprocket on the end of the unit, to go into the camshaft took me a while. I actually found it helped a little to take apart the VANOS unit just to get a feel for how it works, that helped a little when reinstalling. As long as you have the correct tools for turing and holding the cams, it just takes patients.

[idusclothing]

@kaoshonen I am in this process now. My head was cracked so I had to get a used one. Comes in next week, hope it runs as well as yours does!

[kaoshonen]

@Nazgul001 It was a tough job, I spent about $300 in special BMW tools alone . It was worth it though, you learn a lot about how the engine works.

It's well documented too, so it can be done at home.

[Nazgul001]

How hard was it to change?