I did kick the habit, but last February found me in one again.....this one needs some rear suspension work and needs VANOS doing, but soon I should be able to crack on with these at leisure when we move in the latter part of January.not looked back over the thread but when did your coolant woes begin and has it been over heated as in driven while overheating ?
Really you need to find a bmw specialist and somebody who has worked on the older vehicles up to 2005 as i don't think it was in the x5 past then.
@Saint.V8 managed to get kick the L322 habit but it only takes one tempting advert or maybe just one quick test drive won't hurt and you are hooked again.
Seen this coont before you posted...I am currently following this guys videos on his *Obviously* blown Head Gasket L322, these vids pretty much show what the worst case is and the telltale signs of a bad HG (he's a bit of a tit but ignore him and watch the car etc):
When I manage to move the car to its new location near the end of Jan, I'll put some gas in the tank then undo one of the gas lines from the vap to the injectors while also using a hydrocarbon sniff test to see if it changes colour....I'd be surprised if it does as the sniff test liquid will change colour on the presence of burnt hydrocarbon gases and not the fuel itself!>>LPG leaks won't show on a sniff test as it is the wrong sort of gas
biketeacherdave and his youngfellamelad disagree with you on that. My observation on that is when I had my previous set of cooling issues and switched off the LPG and ran it on petrol alone for a fortnight I didn't have any cooling issues in the late summer (air con on). My Merc tech agrees with you as does Matt -- what I was probably doing was having the vaporiser isolated so that the LPG pressure from the toroidal tank wasn't reaching the coolant circuit via the vaporiser with faulty rubber diaphragm.
When I manage to move the car to its new location near the end of Jan, I'll put some gas in the tank then undo one of the gas lines from the vap to the injectors while also using a hydrocarbon sniff test to see if it changes colour....I'd be surprised if it does as the sniff test liquid will change colour on the presence of burnt hydrocarbon gases and not the fuel itself!
We'll see what happens as I am as intrgued as you no doubt!
Here is another link, i would have a good search around the BMW forums regarding the m62 engine and head gasket sealant - this link seems to recommend steel seal but there are probably others. K seal was just the first one that came to mind for me.L322 with M62 coolant system total capacity 17.3L, capacity for flush & refill 13L
One bottle of K-Seal 8.36 fl.oz (236ml) They say on their web site enough for a 20L system
Listed for use with all Glycol-based coolants
Best found eBay price £8.99 delivered from:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K-Seal-P...4?hash=item48985bac5c:g:MscAAOSwc2Vdjg8x#shId
need to make sure every other leak is sorted before using it and you put in enough for the complete system volume of coolant.
i had a mark one escort, still do actually but can't find it and that had a hole in the radiator that i couldn't afford (be bothered) to repair so i used to top it up with water before every trip and crack an egg in the radiator which worked for ages. i think the engine finally died of heart failure brought on by high cholesterol though ..
I'm not sure if there are other waterways that could be compromised by certain sealers which is why i would use it as a last resort before stripping down an engine but if the engine is not serviceable as it is then not too much to lose - chuck in a dozen eggs and see what happensAmazing when i look through various gasket fixers I have in the shed.
Some range from a Watery substance to liquid cement
The thick stuff in a cooling system is a nightmare when you have to clean it out