Author Topic: head gasket thickness (Read 4738 times)

visionracingdevelopments · « **on:** September 21, 2010, 02:01:49 PM »

Quick one. BMWfans.info lists standard M42 head gasket thickness of 1.74mm. Can any one tell me if this is a compressed or uncompressed value? OR what the compressed thickness of the standard head gasket is?

dude8383 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2010, 09:43:22 AM »

Damn, this is the same question that I have.

wannam42 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2012, 08:58:20 PM »

According to this thread (on bf.c of all places): the COMPRESSED height is 1.36mm-1.40mm.

dude8383 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:43:10 PM »

Quote from: wannam42;110272

According to this thread (on bf.c of all places): the COMPRESSED height is 1.36mm-1.40mm.

LOL two years too late

Thanks for the link though