Just change your oil every now and then please!!

[maggspower]

Or this is what will happen







The car in question is a 728i Sport, so a M52B28tu engine, 146 000 miles, its a breaker and I had written the engine off as I could see the tip of this iceberg through the oil filler cap, but on closer inspection under the rocker, its epic. The engine still runs ok but i dont think I'll be selling it on

I reckon its done most of its milage on 1 oil change. When I took apart my m20 which had 309 000 miles, FSH to 260 000, and then me servicing afterwards, it was clean as a whistle, the aluminium parts had just gone a golden colour.

So kids change that oil!!!

[rich318i]

love to see the sump. oil looks cooked

[maggspower]

Well, I'll be looking in there, as the sump, oil pick up, and dipstick ar ok for an e30 m5x conversion.

[The_Haywood]

Oh wow thats grim! I remember doing an oil change on an 03plate transit van and i undis the sump and it oozed out like really thick lumpy mess... Must of had the original oil in it. Engine was f**ked

[Speedtouch]

Bit of flushing oil, perhaps mixed with paraffin, will probably see that alright again.

[leeparkes]

Nasty.

[maggspower]

Bit of flushing oil, perhaps mixed with paraffin, will probably see that alright again.

I'll stick some through it, then you can buy it, I reckon it would liven up one of your moggies

[Speedtouch]

Well, if it still runs OK at 146,000 miles, there can't be that much wrong with it...

[Rav335uk]

Bit of flushing oil, perhaps mixed with paraffin, will probably see that alright again.

I'll stick some through it, then you can buy it, I reckon it would liven up one of your moggies

I bet you put Sawdust in that Byron

[TPS]

Jesus, thats horrendous.

[maggspower]

Bit of flushing oil, perhaps mixed with paraffin, will probably see that alright again.

I'll stick some through it, then you can buy it, I reckon it would liven up one of your moggies

I bet you put Sawdust in that Byron

No, I save that for the gearboxes and diffs

[Rav335uk]

That looks like its been cooked.

[rich318i]

lucky if the timing not jumped.

[saloon591]

A case of the black death by looks of it lol

[George]

Well, if it still runs OK at 146,000 miles, there can't be that much wrong with it...

Better you than me!

[mani]

woow thats bad lol

[maggspower]

Like I said the engine was written off before the car was purchased, there is no way I would put my name to selling that, it looks like somone has taken a dump in the oil filler after a night on the Guiness. Ross?

It will yield enough in parts, plus I need my sleep

Its going back together but only so I can move the barge that its in around.

[Andyboy]

Probably still runs okay...? The bits that matter looks to be perfectly clean. Ford CVH's used to be a LOT worse than that and still work fine.

[maggspower]

Probably still runs okay...? The bits that matter looks to be perfectly clean. Ford CVH's used to be a LOT worse than that and still work fine.

Yes still runs ok, It does give off a bit of an aroma as it warms up

Ford CVH, fine?

[DanThe]

Will go again no problems, just looks like its spent the last 10 years plodding up and down the motorway at a little over idle.
Bit of a head refurb and it will be a perfectly useable alloy engine.

[DanThe]

I saw a CVH powered Mk 3 escort the other day, I could smell the burning oil 3 miles away