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      10-08-2016, 07:21 AM   #407
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Originally Posted by Nine Lives View Post
The easiest non intrusive way to tell is to get hold of a head gasket for the M2 and compare vs m*35i.

May be futile though as we already know they have the same part # across the board...
I think that solves the issue! The N5530T0 calls for the same head gasket as the N5530O0!

If the block surface were different, closed, semi closed, etc. wouldn't the head gasket also be different?

I guess if a water passage is blocked off at the block an opening on the gasket might not matter but BMW couldn't be that cheap to not redesign a $100 head gasket and instead reuse one off the shelf!
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