E34 M5 HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT!!!!!!!

[gaff]

HI GUYS LOOKING FOR SOME INFO ON HEAD GASKET RELACEMENT ANY ONE DONE ONE? DO I NEED SPECIALIST TOOLS ETC?
ITS LOST COMPRESION IN CYLINDERS 2 AND 3 SO IM HOPEING ITS GASKET NOT VALVES OR RINGS.
ANY INFO OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREAT AS IM NOT UP FOR PAYING MY LOCAL SPECIALIST 2K PLUS!!!!

[E24man]

You'll be looking at about 1.5k in parts alone, that's before you find anything to replace - hence many E34 M5's being scrapped.

Sorry.

E24man

[DjSki]

Engine transplant?

540i engine?

[Cheburator mk2]

DjSki said:

Engine transplant?

540i engine?

As good as the M60/M62 is, unfortunately it is not a match for the mighty S38...

[Schermerhorn]

Is yours a 3.4 or a 3.6 litre engine?

I might be able to get hold of a head gasket set kit.

[E30M3SE]

Schermerhorn said:

Is yours a 3.4 or a 3.6 litre engine?

I might be able to get hold of a head gasket set kit.

You mean 3.6 or 3.8, right?

[Schermerhorn]

E30M3SE said:

Schermerhorn said:

Is yours a 3.4 or a 3.6 litre engine?

I might be able to get hold of a head gasket set kit.

You mean 3.6 or 3.8, right?

Sorry, you are correct.

[CarbonM5]

Could be a cracked head at worst,they are still available from BMW but prepare for a wallet bruising.