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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: papercutout on April 02, 2009, 10:21:25 AM

Title: Water in my oil - HELP!
Post by: papercutout on April 02, 2009, 10:21:25 AM

This is getting frustrating now!

We did my headgasket back in January because I was getting water in the oil, and I thought there was the sweet smell of burning antifreeze...


SO now, several months on, its still eating some water, but I've been around, worked through some stuff, done other things, worried about the MOT (vehicle test) etc since then and forgot!

Yesterday I pulled the dipstick out and it dripped :eek: Checked water, and I was down to about 1/3 rad full!

NOT GOOD. I suspect the dipstick isn't milky due to the sheer quantity of water in there :(

Any idea's whats causing it? Water getting in the oil, but not leaking to the floor. Not getting into the cylinders either. Where could the leak be?


Without your help I might have to cut this out for a while, so please, think of this photo as inspiration and help moi! (excuse the battered front valance - that was a cone!)

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i4/peterric/MF4M86622.jpg)

Title: Water in my oil - HELP!
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on April 02, 2009, 02:47:06 PM

the profile gasket is notorious for leaking water into the timing case

Title: Water in my oil - HELP!
Post by: papercutout on April 03, 2009, 03:50:06 AM

Which one is the profile gasket? The timing chain cover gasket, or the thermostat or what?
Thanks!

Title: Water in my oil - HELP!
Post by: beemer1 on April 03, 2009, 03:19:43 PM

When you pull out the thermostat this is what you'll see.  Its the first pic in the thread.

http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8203

Title: Water in my oil - HELP!
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on April 03, 2009, 10:00:36 PM

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=AF93&mospid=47305&btnr=11_0156&hg=11&fg=10

#10 is the profile gasket

Title: Water in my oil - HELP!
Post by: papercutout on April 04, 2009, 06:39:47 AM

Thanks a bunch guys, will get on it ASAP. Just got to see if we can buy them seperately over here in the UK.