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Engine management / Re: engine repair went wrong!

« on: April 08, 2014, 02:45:50 PM »

yes i do..but the m42 head cracked...at the end of this week the car will go to a bmw workshop!!And this i supose it wont feel good!...i have read that the m42 block indeed don t accep the m44 head,but the mechanic says he is certain it should work!!I hope that the dyagnostic from the bmw really helps...this has been a nightmare with more then 6 months....and a winter without my rwd...

Thank you for the help,if get to more conclusions i ll share!

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Engine management / engine repair went wrong!

« on: April 05, 2014, 09:49:08 AM »

Hello,

I new here and kind of new to bmw´s...I have a 318is 11/1992 and having head problems i send it to repair,the thing is that it went wrong...

The engine was all dismantled and ha new rings ,another thing in the bottom cranck and new VReinz gasgets,it was stupendous untill 70 km after new the head cracked....and it have been repaird and tested...well the mecanic boughted a new head but it was a m44 one...for what he says he puted the m44 head an valves and springs with the m42 crancks....the car dont work well...bad idle an it dosen t pull...specially if i put more than a inc of gas the car dont desenvolve...

If anyone  known this problem please help me with solution!!

Sorry for my bad english...I am portuguese!!


Regards,i ll wait for help!