head gasket

  1. Lums123

    What do i do :( at my wits end with my Z3.

    Hello Roadsters. im Looking for some advice on what i should do with my Z3 that seems to have a blown head gasket or possibly (hopefully lol) something else. I Purchased my 2001 Z3 1.9 4cyl in June/July 2023. I took a risk buying the car as it was registered as cat D but i loved the look of it...
  2. JAMZILLA321

    Z3 engine swap

    I have a 1999 UK BMW z3 1.8 - i think its m43b19 but not too sure, anyway, I think I have a head gasket issue because sometimes I have a lot of smoke coming from exhaust that I’d call sweet smelling however sometimes no smoke is visible at all (not sure what the issue is to be honest the car...
  3. L

    Head Gasket

    Hi everyone, I've got a 2000, 1.9 Z3... I've recently blown the head gasket. Can anyone let me know what manual re torque settings, pressure etc ? TIA Luke Machen.
  4. S

    Which parts would you reccommend I replace?

    So I've had my 2.2 Z3 for almost a year and other than filters/oil/bulbs I hadn't done much work on it. However last week I blew out my head gasket and after the head was stripped it turns out the root cause was my thermostat disintegrating, ie. there was a large chunk of the mechanism in the...
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