[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Oh, big time. My wife had it in NYC for 2 years. Drove out from Manhattan to Yonkers 5 days a week. It was parked in a dungeon of parking garage on 52 at 1st Avenue. God only knows what hell it went through in that garage. Steepest garage driveway I've ever seen. E30+M20 equal in beastieness to the E90+ N52.

The oil pan never leaked, nor did the OFH.

We had multiple E30s, and it was the coolant hoses that went bad on us along with the fuel pumps like clockwork at 100k miles. Other than that, zero oil leaks, which did not prepare me for N52 life!

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Efthreeoh, Strada, Gnome, etc....please take a look at my post in the N54 engine/driveline thread regarding my brake vacuum line question....need your expertise!

[lookalikehuuh]

Originally Posted by krhodes1

Seems like a lot of gaskets unless you are doing intergalactic mileages.

Well at some point in time I did do quite a bit of miles and did like 150K on the 330i in a span of like 3 years. I would sit in socal traffic for hours and hours on end, like a 3-4 hour commute depending on the day of the week.

I should also mention that I may potentially be slightly OCD and at the first sign of the slightest seeping I would change them out. Esp when its free parts and it gives me some time to go wrench on the cars and listen to some music in the garage with my boys.

Nowadays though I drive like 3-4K miles a year since I've been working from home so its been a bit since I have changed a gasket.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

Speaking of the OFH....I've noted to ensure Permatex Ultra Black is used in my future repairs.

Do you apply the Permatex to the OFH gasket too?

No, I did not use P-Tex on the OFHG. I'm not sure it is useful on a profile gasket.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

Efthreeoh, Strada, Gnome, etc....please take a look at my post in the N54 engine/driveline thread regarding my brake vacuum line question....need your expertise!

I looked. I have zero familiarity with the N54. Wish I could help.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

We had multiple E30s, and it was the coolant hoses that went bad on us along with the fuel pumps like clockwork at 100k miles. Other than that, zero oil leaks, which did not prepare me for N52 life!

The T-stat housing cracked on mine. A new water pump went in every 60,000 when the timing belt change was required. I had just one fuel pump failure at 180,000 miles IIRC. Radio antennas went bad every few years and the sunroof crank wore out several times on mine. Had it for 18 years.

The M44 in my wife's Z3 teaches you all about oil leaks. The timing chain cover is a nightmare. It has flat AND profile gaskets. LOL.

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

The T-stat housing cracked on mine. A new water pump went in every 60,000 when the timing belt change was required. I had just one fuel pump failure at 180,000 miles IIRC. Radio antennas went bad every few years and the sunroof crank wore out several times on mine. Had it for 18 years.

The M44 in my wife's Z3 teaches you all about oil leaks. The timing chain cover is a nightmare. It has flat AND profile gaskets. LOL.

Was that a Hirschman antenna on your E30 by any chance? Have on one our 560SL - they’re stupid expensive now!

On topic - I think a lot of these gasket failures are from age more than anything else. It’s not a coincidence that nearly every E9x I’ve looked at when shopping has a leaking oil pan gasket & a leaking (or replaced) OFHG.

[ctuna]

Had 80k on an e46 not one problem other than premature failure
of Sensors for Input Cam and oil pressure sensor, covered under warranty.

Have had every possible oil leak on the E91 .
but I have had it about twice as long to.

[lowrydr310]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

Was that a Hirschman antenna on your E30 by any chance? Have on one our 560SL - they’re stupid expensive now!

Not as stupid expensive as N54 injectors now!

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

Was that a Hirschman antenna on your E30 by any chance? Have on one our 560SL - they’re stupid expensive now!

On topic - I think a lot of these gasket failures are from age more than anything else. It’s not a coincidence that nearly every E9x I’ve looked at when shopping has a leaking oil pan gasket & a leaking (or replaced) OFHG.

Yes, Hirschman. IIRC an antenna was $18 ($36 in 2023 dollars) back in the day... used the 12MM wrench from the tool kit for 5 minute a field repair. Lol.

The E21 had a much simpler antenna setup.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Yes, Hirschman. IIRC an antenna was $18 ($36 in 2023 dollars) back in the day... used the 12MM wrench from the tool kit for 5 minute a field repair. Lol.

The E21 had a much simpler antenna setup.

Yep, I remember replacing more than one of those!

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Yes, Hirschman. IIRC an antenna was $18 ($36 in 2023 dollars) back in the day... used the 12MM wrench from the tool kit for 5 minute a field repair. Lol.

The E21 had a much simpler antenna setup.

Well $36 is a far cry from what we paid nearly 10 years ago - $550 from Mercedes (wasn’t much cheaper elsewhere).

Not even sure if you can get them now…

Speaking of gaskets, I’ll be curious to see how the newer B46 / B58 motors do - supposedly Toyota specced the gasket materials on those motors as they were sticking them in the Supra. Damn shame the BMWs they’re bolted to are so bland.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

Well $36 is a far cry from what we paid nearly 10 years ago - $550 from Mercedes (wasn’t much cheaper elsewhere).

Not even sure if you can get them now…

Speaking of gaskets, I’ll be curious to see how the newer B46 / B58 motors do - supposedly Toyota specced the gasket materials on those motors as they were sticking them in the Supra. Damn shame the BMWs they’re bolted to are so bland.

We could just replace the antenna mast on the E30. The electric drive unit never failed, just the telescoping mast.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

Well $36 is a far cry from what we paid nearly 10 years ago - $550 from Mercedes (wasn’t much cheaper elsewhere).

Not even sure if you can get them now…

Speaking of gaskets, I’ll be curious to see how the newer B46 / B58 motors do - supposedly Toyota specced the gasket materials on those motors as they were sticking them in the Supra. Damn shame the BMWs they’re bolted to are so bland.

I found just the mast on line for $18. It's a URO part. Pelican parts...