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People who list SMG, DSG, ETC or what ever other transmissions on Trade-Me as Manual.

My Camry Hybrid is supposedly 82c also. And is original PA66 components and no leaks of any sort (except happiness) at almost 510km. Should probably think about giving that a water pump...

Yeah Renault era Nissans are bad for it, eg timing chain covers which isnt a cheap repair labor wise. I prefer the older style gaskets they used on the 80's BMW's etc. They may not seal for as long as rubber type ones but they tend to seep rather than go brittle and leak badly.

The diesels run lower coolant temps from that era. And yes that's why they leak less, heat cycling at critical temp levels for gaskets and components. PA66 "plastic" does not survive in glycol with 100 degrees C, it begins to absorb coolant and begin a brittle glass fracture failure mode. Which is why Jap cars for example have significant lower failure rates with PA66 components compared to same era cars that are designed for better emissions. There's an interesting paper on it somewhere And everything M62/M54 onwards run very high standard temps, to reduce emissions. M62tu for example runs a ~108c thermostat, most M57 are 88-91c

Cool projects still have shite jobs Not too caked up but port inj means it'll end up in the cylinders, so needs to be cleaned. Used brake cleaner and a HD pipe cleaner, prob about 4 passes each, then compressed air and more brake clean. Came up decent. Cleaned up the gasket surface Also gave the block some love, diluted HCL acid sprayed on, left for 15mins, then rinsed off. Had a fair amount of oxidation, like a powder built up in places. All cleaned up. Gave the cut engine cover a paint job in tungsten mett. Removed all the engine bay loom, which was taken from the donor 335i auto. Manual and auto looms are a little different. That's this weekends job, make a decent loom from each, fixing the bits that er need fixing.

I don't care what anyone says, if its does not have a third pedal its not a manual transmission.