Engine Rebuild Or Engine Replacement?

Hi all, just joined (and put an intro in the newbies section).

I bought a 2000 955i Speed Triple yesterday, it was last run in 2014/15 but suffered a blown head gasket, this never got fixed and it's simply been stored since then.

I dropped the oil last night, it looked like oil (no white in it) but seemed a bit more water like in it's movement and appeared a strange purple / dark red tint.

It smells like oil when it's coated the hands, but petrol fumes are also present.

Last owner reported a discolored liquid coming out of the exhaust back in 14/15.

My worry is coolant has got into the engine, and that if I repair the head, the engine will just give up due to being sat in a mix of coolant and oil for so long.

Would I be better just doing an engine swap, then look at rebuilding this engine over time, or just repairing the gasket and soldering on?

I've noticed there's a few different options engine wise too, so choosinģ the right engine (bolt on and go type thing) is a bit of a head ache, so any help here would also be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

Thanks for the reply.

I'm going to be booking her in at the garage for them to do an assessment on it for me, I've found a few other niggles that also need looking at too.

I've attached a photo of the oil that come out last night, it did rain and i hadn't covered it but the color hasn't changed.

Perhaps me thinking too far ahead, but I'm working on a limited budget so trying to aim for the route with the best outcome but least amount of money.

Cheers for the help

 

I do remember using motul a few years back which was more dark red than anything else, completely forgot about that.

I'll speak to the garage tomorrow and book her in, can only go one of two ways

 

Update.

Garage kept messing around on the price front, so today I put fresh oil in, new battery and hit the red button.

Lo and behold, she fired into life - took her up and down the street, temperature stayed low but could hear the coolant bubbling away, also left a trail of brown water from the expansion overflow tube wherever I went.

I've ordered a sprint st (99 - 00) engine which should just be plug and play, that's being put on next week.

Plan is to repair the existing engine once out of the bike, as it'll keep costs low - once done I'll have a spare engine if it's ever needed.

Once engine is in, it'll be a full coolant flush, as it's like a brown sludge currently.

Once that's done it's on to a garage for fork seals and fork oil, then mot.

Double checked all the electrics tonight too, everything works as it should, and by god those lights are bright!

A matter of weeks before she's ready for the road hopefully