Munich Legends

thrashermax · 03-03-2013, 08:52 AM

So, I picked up my car on Thursday from Munich Legends... the oil service turned into a full check of the car, that resulted in various faults being found

1. Blown head gasket
2. Leaking PAS hose
3. Light ride height sensor not working
4. Rear exhaust mounts perished
5. NSR spring cracked
7. NSR upper ball joint requiring replacement
8. Exhaust flange repair required

They had the car for 8 days... but now she's all fixed and sounds better than ever.

The head gasket failure is common on cars above 60,000 as the tolerances are very small... see picture below. The replacement gasket is stronger.

However, my head gasket failure was caused by overtighening by previous technician after checking value clearances.. that we're incorrectly done.

ML comments are; "valve shimming found to be incorrect. All shims too tight. 15 new shims needed to correct. Cylinder gasket split in 4 places".

Anyway, I am extremely lucky as the head was ok and did not need skimming... something not recommended hence I could have needed a new block... CSL block impossible to get hold of? My car could have been a write off!

Well there are two great garages to look after your CSL - long live Elms and ML.

Finally, they told me my bloody boot is cracked... now I need to get that fixed...

My car waiting to be taken back home... whilst I was there there were 2 black CSLs in the showroom...

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03-03-2013, 08:52 AM	#31
thrashermax S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Horsham, West Sussex Posts: 149 Casino cash: $1781	So, I picked up my car on Thursday from Munich Legends... the oil service turned into a full check of the car, that resulted in various faults being found 1. Blown head gasket 2. Leaking PAS hose 3. Light ride height sensor not working 4. Rear exhaust mounts perished 5. NSR spring cracked 7. NSR upper ball joint requiring replacement 8. Exhaust flange repair required They had the car for 8 days... but now she's all fixed and sounds better than ever. The head gasket failure is common on cars above 60,000 as the tolerances are very small... see picture below. The replacement gasket is stronger. However, my head gasket failure was caused by overtighening by previous technician after checking value clearances.. that we're incorrectly done. ML comments are; "valve shimming found to be incorrect. All shims too tight. 15 new shims needed to correct. Cylinder gasket split in 4 places". Anyway, I am extremely lucky as the head was ok and did not need skimming... something not recommended hence I could have needed a new block... CSL block impossible to get hold of? My car could have been a write off! Well there are two great garages to look after your CSL - long live Elms and ML. Finally, they told me my bloody boot is cracked... now I need to get that fixed... My car waiting to be taken back home... whilst I was there there were 2 black CSLs in the showroom...