Engine And Engine Cooling Related Problems of the 1997 BMW Z3

Table 1 shows two common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 1997 BMW Z3.

Table 1. Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of BMW Z3

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Blown Head Gasket problems	1
Engine problems	1

Blown Head Gasket problem #1

6 month old and the head gasket blows up, warping the cylinders. BMW was nasty to deal with, refused to provide details of problem so we refused to take back car. Service department hinted that this was known problem with 1. 9l and that they would stop selling the engine (which they did).

Engine problem #2

Camshaft failed.

Engine And Engine Cooling related problems in other BMW Z3 model year vehicles:

Crankcase (pcv) problems of the 2001 BMW Z3
Engine Exhaust System problems of the 1996 BMW Z3
Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2001 BMW Z3
Engine problems of the 1996 BMW Z3
Engine Cooling System problems of the 2000 BMW Z3
Engine Cooling System problems of the 2003 BMW Z3
Check Engine Light On problems of the 2001 BMW Z3

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