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Hey, thats what I did about 1 year ago. (archive)
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Posted by Thomas Meacham on July 30, 2001 at 05:35:28:

In Reply to: PS: sacriligous suggestion for fix posted by Max Fretter (NZ 87 735i) on July 30, 2001 at 05:12:58:

I found that my head bolts had loosened over the last 12 years. I torqued them down using the method of stopping if you hit 65 ft.lb. if it broke loose before the 65 ft.lb. you torque to 85 ft.lb. After that was done, I found a place of interest about 50 miles away, poured a capsule of Barrs Leak crystals into the reservoir tank, filled with antifreeze, screwed cap on real tight and went for the ride. Hasn't leaked since. I am waiting to change the Antifreeze to see if the leak comes back.

Tom 1988 735i 10,000 miles on Barrs Leak

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