"JB" > wrote in message
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>> Or/And of course the usual banjo bolts backing off on the cam oil
spraybar.
> I speak from *much* experience here as I have bought very cheaply over a
> dozen M30 engined E23/28s with this problem. New cam and followers (and
> modified bolts from the BMW dealer) and all is well with the world.
> But yes, I too had cracks in the rearmost ex-manifold but these got quiter
> when hot.

What kind of dollars do the parts run you? I found M30 cams (E32) to be
fearsomly expensive. Made me wonder if we were looking in the right places.

-Russ.