Decisions decisions

[StRaNgEdAyS]

Planning for my next engine.
My M62 has ticked over 300000km and is going to be wanting new guides in about another 100000km or so.
So these are my choices...
I already know I'm going to go over each budget


Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder.

[Kershaw]

Is Reinz a good gasket to buy for the m62? They're utter shit for the m20 and they all leak oil within 6 months from the same place.

[dannyzabolotny]

I've always used Victor Reinz gaskets on every single M62 I've ever worked on— no problems with them as long as they're installed correctly.

[Kershaw]

I've heard they're THE gasket to use on m50s, so I know they can be good, that's why I asked. They're completely shunned by the e30 community for head gaskets.

[XAlt]

Is Reinz a good gasket to buy for the m62? They're utter shit for the m20 and they all leak oil within 6 months from the same place.

Pretty gut

[waters17]

I've always used Victor Reinz gaskets on every single M62 I've ever worked on— no problems with them as long as they're installed correctly.

You don't keep your cars long enough to know how the gaskets hold up. :P

[justinca540i]

You don't keep your cars long enough to know how the gaskets hold up. :P

He's had his wagon for a whopping 8 months! That's about 2-3 times longer than any of his others.

[dannyzabolotny]

You don't keep your cars long enough to know how the gaskets hold up. :P

I may not keep all of them for super long, but I do stay in touch with the current owners of those cars. The 2003 540i/6 M-Sport got sold to a guy in Chicago who kept it for a while— no new leaks even though it's been well over a year since I did the chain guides on it. The M5 is still good, that's owned by a local guy. I did the valve cover gaskets on that with Victor Reinz and they're holding up fine. The Range Rover is holding up nicely as well, about 5 months on the rebuilt engine with Victor Reinz gaskets. I still do some work on that for the current owner so I see it pretty often.