My M30B28 engine has bad compression. I bought another block without the head so my plan is the swop the engine and keep my own cilinder head.
I removed a gasket as shown right, the brown one. Can i also use the other type in the picture, the black one. In other words; does it matter whits one to take?
My pistons have the piano top.
As long as it's the right size, and not say a 3.5 gasket for an engine with a much larger bore, you should be fine. The gasket likely has 2.5/2.8 on it somewhere.
Mike W.
02 525ita. Wife's, aka grocery getter
02 530i. New to the fleet, 3 pedals.
08 Toyota 4Runner. 4WD vacationmobile. No enthusiasm, but it didn't leave me stranded or use any oil. Reserving judgement for now.
Check out www.realoem.com and make sure the part number matches with the gasket you want to use. When selecting your BMW, click on the "classic" section; there, you will see our E12's listed. Select your year and model and the engine section will have exactly what you are looking for.
