driving the car today it was going well then on a long straight i opened it right up but kept it below 6.5k rpm shifting through the gears .noticed a loud noise but thought it was the wind through the car windows and sunroof at first then after a short distance i found a lay-by and pulled over then noticed the oil light was on [not good] .switched the donk off and checked for oil leaks and oil fill level which was all good then started the engine which sounds like a cement mixer now with most of the noise coming from the cams and injector area,it ran for a short while and now the car wont start .
what should i look for that's caused it and where any damage will be ? cam cover and sump off job ?? .
canny sick of it right now as you can imagine !
m52 kaput !
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Could be the spring's broken in the oil pump for the oil pressure relief valve, which would result in no oil pressure..
Sounds like the engine's toast
Hope it's not!
Sounds like the engine's toast
Hope it's not!BMW and Opel, both RWD, both german, both good fun
http://www.clockservicing.co.uk/ For any clock repairs try here.
http://www.clockservicing.co.uk/ For any clock repairs try here.
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maxfield
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Pull the cam cover off and have a look. Expect the worse, if it was at high revs
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Are the plugs in properly? Did you check them when the engine was out? You would be surprised by the amount of so called mechanics that dont know how to fit a sparkplug
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Not good
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Gutted for you mate
Would think cover off for look then compression test if no sign of owt.
Would think cover off for look then compression test if no sign of owt.
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P*ssed! . Not been in long either 
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Im sure youve been tinkering today but id say what dan said , go back to basics check ,check ,check .
Any Missfire ?
. Im sure youve been tinkering today but id say what dan said , go back to basics check ,check ,check .
Any Missfire ?
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Gutted for you mick. Hope it's something simple. I'm kinda thinking not though.
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i might fix it with this..
https://secure.autotrader.co.uk/classif ... gcode=visc
what do you think ?
or this that could have a replacement donk fitted but i'd need to see both cars really and get a train to both or just pick one .
https://secure.autotrader.co.uk/classif ... gcode=visc
i shall be at pod this year
https://secure.autotrader.co.uk/classif ... gcode=visc
what do you think ?
or this that could have a replacement donk fitted but i'd need to see both cars really and get a train to both or just pick one .
https://secure.autotrader.co.uk/classif ... gcode=visc
i shall be at pod this year
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds