Question for M3 owners

Robert Liu bob@p1auto.com
Thu, 22 May 2003 07:47:30 -0500


Head gaskets aren't much of an issue. They do leak from the valve cover, which
may appear like a head gasket leak.

The valves do tick if pushed hard. The cure is simple.. overfill the crankcase
with 1 quart of oil. Go to any track and you'll see ton sof M3's running with
no problems.

Bob

Quoting Michael Jez <93SER@attbi.com>:
> They blow head gaskets left and right, was going to trade my 01 Max on a 99
> M3 coupe 5spd, but like 80 % of the trade in with up to 40K miles have head
> gaskets leaking oil. I also noticed that they have valve train problems and
> tick like crazy when pushed hard.
> Mike Jez
> 01 Max no problems yet 60K miles
> 93 SE-R flawles Turbo
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