"nightmare" moments. The E34 ('89 - '95 5 series) 530 and 540 came
with nicasil blocks... The sulfur content of North American fuels
attacked the surface and a few million $$$ worth of blocks were
replaced under warranty... a fact that BMW did not make public...The
replacement was "Alusil" a different compound...
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>Another place I visited was "Mahle" and "KS". Both companies are piston
>manufacturers. I want to know about cylinder "Nicasil" coating. They said it
>is mainly done on Aluminium cylinders. In our XPAG cast iron block there are
>a lot of minute cavity filled with oil. So it is difficult to get enough
>surface binding. But while inserting a new sleeve after boring we can
>consider this. Nicasil coating for the aluminium piston is not advised.
>Because it will file the cylinder block.
>
Gordon Lawson
1953 MG TD
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