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Originally Posted by Oldmactech
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Would not be at all surprised if I gouged the gasket as I seem to remember struggling with the weight of the head (bad Shoulder), and after all, I was I’m my driveway in December in GA.
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I think doing it in the driveway in reasonable weather is a great way to do it.
The clearance on an E53 X5 is such that it stays on its wheels the whole time for a head gasket.
The cylinder head with exhaust manifolds attached are damn heavy…I use an engine hoist to raise and lower the head for a head gasket.
You may have damaged the gasket, but the gouges I have seen previously were in the head itself and caused by the locating dowels.