grkerr 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2006 I have to replace the headgasket and am reasonably confident that I can do this myself.Is there anything that I should be wary of??? Also-I notice the headstuds are star, what size are these as I will need to get a socket to fit. Any help would be great Thanks Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ducatiss 1 Report post Posted February 5, 2006 They are called Torx head and you should buy yourself a set.. Not sure what size they are but get a set of half inch drive to fit your torque wrench. Try repco or supercheap auto. Suggest stongly you buy yourself a manual as it will have all the head bolt torques, tightning sequence etc. If these engines are anything like the E30 you should get another set of head bolts from BMW as the bolts do stretch once tight and are designed to be used once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted February 5, 2006 new gasket, new bolts follow the tightening, and loosening order thats in the manual. dont f**k it up. should be good! make sure everything is clean before putting back together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grkerr 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2006 Thanks guys....Any other quirks I should be wary of?? I did my apprenticeship on holdens a few years back ) , things are a bit different under the hood these days… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
