So I figured Id snap a few pics of the head and ask you guys what kind of condition it appears to be in. So what do you think? The pics suck but hopefully you guys can make out what they look like.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jhower08/SL730206.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jhower08/SL730207.jpg

BTW, changing the gasket was cake for those of you unsure of its difficulty. I wish I would've done it sooner. The rings that go around the plugs were so hard that they broke when I took them off of the valve cover.

Think you're fishing for compliments :). Seriously, looks mighty clean...

thats how mine looked when i did my valve covers. nice and baked to a fresh goodness. :) my M60 took me some time

and youre the one with how many miles on that engine?:shifty

Think you're fishing for compliments :). Seriously, looks mighty clean...

Haha, no, I just don't know whether its good or bad honestly.

and youre the one with how many miles on that engine?:shifty

367k, Im guessing it was definitely rebuilt at least once...

367k, Im guessing it was definitely rebuilt at least once...

mmhmmm well i gotta say props man. That thing is amazin(in reference to the car as a whole) for its miles. People say my car is good and I have half as many miles as you

BTW, changing the gasket was cake for those of you unsure of its difficulty. I wish I would've done it sooner. The rings that go around the plugs were so hard that they broke when I took them off of the valve cover.

Where is the valve cover, underneath the car? Are there also gaskets around the spark plugs to replace?

Where is the valve cover, underneath the car? Are there also gaskets around the spark plugs to replace?

Right below the rear differential.

Thanks for the DIY report. I'll be doing this in a couple of weeks.

I can't believe you have that much miles.....cool!

Er uh...yep...that looks pretty good...

this is what you DON'T want to see...sludge :eek: (the engine below is a BMW m62 engine heavily sludged and needed to be replaced because it conked out on the owner)

http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/sdmike1/original/Img_0876.jpg

http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/sdmike1/Img_0870.jpg

Where is the valve cover, underneath the car? Are there also gaskets around the spark plugs to replace?

You can easily find this info using any of the 3 major online part databases...just pull up the diagram and you can see what all you need...and the other things that is in the vacinity. :)

Once you remove the cylinder head (#1 in diagram)...you can see the valve cover gasket set (or profile gaskets) which are #3 in the diagram below:

http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/bmw/diagrams/l/m/52.png

Right below the rear differential.

Weird, mines under my front differential

Weird, mines under my front differential

Strange, mine sits under my leaf spring.

Nice! When saw your pics I thought for a moment they mine :shifty Then I realized my baffle wasn't as clean...

Here's mine at 142K:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/pkhines/BMW/CHead.jpg

Right below the rear differential.

Bwahaha beautiful! :thumbup:

Strange, mine sits under my leaf spring.

srs? mines in the back seat. wtf.