1.6 hours:
housing is out leak was substantial!
Wiseguy
1.6 hours:
housing is out leak was substantial!
325i, 2005, 5MT, Silvergrey, leatherette, Sport package; CDV delete, KONI STR-T & KYB Excel-G, Weisslichts, Stewart H2O pump
328i, 2010, 6MT, Spacegrey, dakota leather, M-sport packages; has a 330 intake but no tune - yet
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Get a pic of the failure point on that gasket please.Originally Posted by Oli77
Good work.
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Wiseguy
Yessir:
Gasket was still soft and pliable (not as much as the one I put in though). It was very compressed into the grove, however, and barely extruded from the face of the housing. You can see that there is a lot of oil below the gasket area (where there should not be any).
When I put the new gasket on, it was not as flush as the original on the housing (it stuck out more).
All torqued. Changed oil. Good to go I think.
Total time was 4 hours. No problem with the alternator either.
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Good work my man. I wonder if the new gaskets have a better/taller profile?
What did you put on the gasket, upon install?
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Boss
Nice job. Glad it went well.Yessir:
Gasket was still soft and pliable (not as much as the one I put in though). It was very compressed into the grove, however, and barely extruded from the face of the housing. You can see that there is a lot of oil below the gasket area (where there should not be any).
When I put the new gasket on, it was not as flush as the original on the housing (it stuck out more).
All torqued. Changed oil. Good to go I think.
Total time was 4 hours. No problem with the alternator either.
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I wish I had caught this earlier. I would have recommended doing your PCV valve while you had everything apart.
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Boss
That's a nightmare I wouldn't do until I was forced to.
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Big Earner
Half of the work is taking everything apart.
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Wiseguy
The BMW dealer quoted me $985 to do the OFHG!
I didn't have to drain my power steering fluid, just set the unit aside.
When I did my OFHG I noticed the old one wasn't cracked, broken or brittle but really flat as stated. I cleaned everything up real good. Then I used some High Temp forma gasket and ran a small bead all around the housing where the gasket goes, inserted the gasket then wiped off any excess. Let it dry over night then reinstalled the housing. It did make a difference on how much the gasket seals against the engine block. I can't believe that OEM gasket is so thin. I did this in September of 2011, so far all good.
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Nothing.
Thanks. I was encouraged by that video and new I would have support through the mafia.
I did sweat some bullets with the 8 mm hex on the hydraulic pulley. The PO (or shop ?) had mingled the opening and my 8 mm hex didn't fit! I started pounding the hex in and realized (almost too late) that I was not properly aligned with the groves in the nut. Sooooooo, I stopped turned the hex and pounded into it right. Tell you, this was the very good feeling.
I did sweat more bullets as I was driving away and for the next 45 minutes (some at highway speeds). Did I tightened everything right? So far so good.
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