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Need input from Timesert gurus
I am taking off my cylinder head tomorrow to figure out why I'm leaking coolant like crazy after changing the head gasket. I believe my issue has something to do with my Timesert installation. I struggled getting the head bolts torqued properly. When I removed the head bolts I noticed they varied in the torque effort to remove them. Anyone have any insights? I will get a look at the mating surfaces tomorrow to see if something else caused the coolant leaking problem. What should I look for and measure? Anyone been there before? Should I use new Standard Timeserts? I didn't use any Locktite when installing the inserts. I thought about re-torqueing each bolt using a spacer to mimick the thickness of the head to see if I can identify which bolts are especially suspect. Is there an oversized Timesert in the event I need to drill/tap/install abigger one?
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2001 x5 3.0 (sold with broken motor), 1990 e30 M3, 1991 318is, 2002 325i, 2008 335i Dinan stage 3 6 speed,
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