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No affiliation with seller. http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/1691928864.html What is up with all these blown head gaskets I see on these cars, I sure seem to see a lot of blown head gaskets on the M42, M44 engine, is that a weak spot on these cars? __________________ (00=[][]=00) _______________ ________ Steve Still looking for a monthy driver 1988 M3 parked 1967 2000cs parked | | | 04-28-2010, 08:54 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gilbert Posts: 621 | im seeing blown head gaskets everywhere in general of the 5 cars sitting in my dads shop now 3 are blown h/g and the retards insisted on driving on them so all three need new radiators and 2 have warped heads.. __________________ *IF ITS FAST AND CHEAP, ITS NOT RELIABLE* *IF ITS CHEAP AND RELIABLE, ITS NOT FAST* *IF ITS FAST AND RELIABLE, ITS NOT CHEAP* | | | 04-29-2010, 09:08 PM | #3 | Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: mobile,al Posts: 73 | the reason is simple.. people dont take care of **** now days!! majority of the work i do is head gaskets because people would call me and ask me for a quote to fix a bad radiator and or water pump and when they come they completely ignore my advice and drive it to me!! which 9/10 i end up having to tow it back to my garage and change a head gasket and whatever else the original problem was.. i'll tell you one thing.. i hate HATE water pumps embedded with the timing.. (exception for civics) sorry for the rantish post lol. hell, that car isn't in any better shape body wise as mine is that i just bought and i only paid $150 more and mines running perfectly! | | | 04-30-2010, 01:23 AM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: CT Posts: 6 | prob the weakest spot in theese cars is the head gasket | | | 05-02-2010, 11:04 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 233 | Quote: Originally Posted by bamaland the reason is simple.. people dont take care of **** now days!! majority of the work i do is head gaskets because people would call me and ask me for a quote to fix a bad radiator and or water pump and when they come they completely ignore my advice and drive it to me!! which 9/10 i end up having to tow it back to my garage and change a head gasket and whatever else the original problem was.. i'll tell you one thing.. i hate HATE water pumps embedded with the timing.. (exception for civics) sorry for the rantish post lol. hell, that car isn't in any better shape body wise as mine is that i just bought and i only paid $150 more and mines running perfectly! | How often do you see cracked heads when they come in w/ head gasket problems? __________________ -PTS- "Some people like cupcakes better. I for one, care less for them" | | | 05-02-2010, 11:35 PM | #6 | Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: mobile,al Posts: 73 | Quote: Originally Posted by PrimeTimeSlime How often do you see cracked heads when they come in w/ head gasket problems? | about 80-90% of the time they have cracked heads and/or blocks the other 10-20% of the people who bring them in are fine because they are somewhat car smart and shut it off at the first sign of any overheating (say the temp needle starts shooting up or is starting to run above normal.) but the majority of people will try to go as far as they can before shutting off the car, or be too cheap to have it towed into the shop and drive it there themselves! when people like that come in i basically tell them a rough cost for possible head replacement , reason why, and future advice. Last edited by bamaland; 05-03-2010 at 12:22 AM. | | | 05-03-2010, 12:07 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | My opinion these motors are solid both the M42 and M44. Both have a aluminum head and when you over heat an aluminum head it expands at a much higher rate then the cast iron block and cause big issues it's metallurgy at work here. The head gasket goes or cracks the head at extream cases. I never over heat my stuff and never have issues with head gaskets and cracked heads and I boost these motors on stock castings and stock gaskets. Now I run a BWM stock gasket for a diesel application up to 20psi never over heated but beat it very bad with no issues. I've run 173K on a boosted stock motor M44 with no issues ever, but never ovr heated it. Always take care of the cooling system on a BMW M42/M44 motor with aluminum heads and you won't have issues with head gaskets or cracked heads. You will burn exhaust valves if you have a lean condition but not a cracked head or head gasket issue, they are 99% of the time related to a over-heat issue. Just my 2 cents...These motors are almost bullet proof, very well built, but prone to head damage if over haeted. Keep them cool boys and girls. JohnBoy | | | 05-03-2010, 12:25 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 | Same for all cars, people do not know how to keep their overflow filled, I seen a few brand new cars with blown heads and cracked block. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |