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Thank you all for the advice and suggestions. I'm debating between the DOW 111 silicone grease vs Hylomar. I'm sure both will work but am heavily leaning to using Hylomar M. After doing much research it appears to be a good product for this purpose as it's non hardening and Hylomar approves...

I am little concerned with the aluminum filler's long term durability. Will it withstand the heat and exposure to coolant without breaking down? Thank you for the hylomar suggestion. I will look into it.

The pipes do fit tight and there are 2 orings on each end of the pipe that seal in the bore.

The bores are part of the cylinder head and are not removable. They are in a fairly tight area and there is no room to get a tig torch in there or any way to repair the bore with any accuracy. In order to clean them out I had to use a right angle attachment on a dremel. Apparently this is a...

I am in the process of changing the coolant pipes under the intake manifold of a BMW M54 engine. I have successfully cleaned out the broken plastic that was left behind but was still left with melted on oring material inside the bores. I cleaned out all the remaining material using a scotchbrite...

I once used the yellow Joe Blow Sport pump to inflate a flat tire after plugging it. It's not as bad as others make it sound. I successfully inflated the tire to 35 psi in about 10 minutes of pumping. It is not fun and I wouldn't use it on a regular basis but it did save me the time I needed it.