# Blown Head gasket **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [December 12, 2010, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blown-head-gasket/255961 "2010-12-12T11:06:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![looksexyS2000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/looksexys2000/32/6666_2.png) [@looksexyS2000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/looksexyS2000)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blown-head-gasket/255961/2 "2010-12-12T11:29:52Z")
> [@went out for a bag of ugly and..got some](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-ugly-and-got-some/37926/45): > > I’m almost 100% sure I have a blown head gasket on my 1999 M3. I had my suspicions when I picked up the car due to over heating issues that the previous owner could not repair. During the last few days I’ve had serious overheating issues. The heater would blow warm then cold air. I bleed the system and the problem still existed. I replaced the water pump and thermostat and it still would over heat if I let the car “warm up” or sit with the engine running. The car recently began to misfire and stall at idle (the last 2 days). I started it this afternoon and drove around the block. I had a massive cloud of white smoke behind me and no heat. All of the windows had the haze of burning anti-freeze. There is no anti-freeze on the dip stick, but there is anti freeze in the valve cover/oil cap (peanut butter look). > > I have to put a new clutch in it anyhow, so I will probably just pull the engine. If anyone had done a head gasket on an E36 and could offer me some advice I’d appreciate it. I’m going to pull the engine tonight. Before u due tha pull thw coils and check for oil… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blown-head-gasket/255961)._