To make sure it is a match and therefore the correct gasket for the engine.
No additive is going to help - you need to get your head gasket replaced.
You cant do it. The head gasket is the most important gasket in the engine and it is very specially made.
sure you can pretty much make most of them except for the head gasket
Just like you would repair car engine was a blown head gasket. Take it apart and replaced the head gasket. Make sure and have the head checked for cracks and warpage.
Buy gasket paper off eBay. This will stop blowing and make it run.
There's only one way to repair a blown head gasket and that is to replace the gasket. You must also check to make sure that the head is not cracked or warped If it is the head will either have to be replaced or machined depending on the severity of the damage.
It depends on if you have been driving it with a bad gasket. Most garages will have to send out the head to be tested to make sure it is not warped. I had a cracked head gasket but the head did not need to be machined. The repair cost me $750.
Yes, it sure does. A defective head gasket will allow coolant to enter the combustion chamber and then make its way into the oil pan. This coolant mixed with oil will slowly but surely destroy your engine. Stop driving this vehicle until you have the head gasket replaced.
The Intake gasket is leaking, NOT THE HEAD GASKET. Replace the intake gasket
You do not repair a head gasket you replace it with a new gasket which requires removing the head.
The head-gasket is cracked. Head-gasket failures are commonly due to overheating. When BMW I6 engines overheat, the head can warp easily. If the head-gasket is repaired, make sure that the head is inspected for cracks and that is is planed before re-installation.