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  • e30tom
    Advanced Member
    • Mar 2006
    • 116
    #1

    What is this stuff?

    So...the free M52 I just picked up is coated with this brittle gunk. No wonder the camshaft broke. Any idea what it is? The motor's getting torn down, so I'm not to worried about it, just curious.

    Underside of valve cover:



    Cam support bearing where camshaft broke: :shock::shock:



    This is the top of the camshaft cover. I scrapped a little of the stuff off with a screwdriver tip. It comes of very easy and is brown.
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    • Vedubin01
      R3V Elite
      • Jun 2006
      • 5852
      #2
      That is someone that did not do 1 oil change for the life of the motor. That is Nasty!
      Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs!

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        • AdamF 88iS
          R3VLimited
          • Oct 2003
          • 2051
          #3
          Ah, the wonders of BMW brand 5-30 synthetic that hasn't been changed often enough.
          Adam Fogg- '88 M3

          Common sense- It's the new 'gifted'

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            • 02stu
              E30 Modder
              • Jan 2005
              • 872
              #4
              Looks like the head gasket went and coolent leaked into the oil. m50s are so cheap its really not worth messing with that. Just my 02 cents worth.

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                • mattdk318i
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Jun 2006
                  • 3953
                  #5
                  saw that with a 2002 M3 here in SC. I walked back into the shop to check on my car and a tech was working on a gorgeous Laguna seca blue M3. Looked like this if not worse. Turned out the guy drove it to cali and stayed for SEVERAL months if not years . Didnt get it serviced for 75,000 miles
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                    • e30tom
                      Advanced Member
                      • Mar 2006
                      • 116
                      #6
                      Originally posted by 02stu
                      Looks like the head gasket went and coolent leaked into the oil. m50s are so cheap its really not worth messing with that. Just my 02 cents worth.
                      I'm gonna rip the guts outta this one and inspect them thouroughly. If they're good, I'm gonna build a M50 stroker out of a M50 I already have. :D

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                        • Mike325
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Mar 2006
                          • 3685
                          #7
                          Originally posted by mattdk318i
                          Didnt get it serviced for 75,000 miles
                          HOLY SHIT
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                            • 02stu
                              E30 Modder
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 872
                              #8
                              Originally posted by e30tom
                              I'm gonna rip the guts outta this one and inspect them thouroughly. If they're good, I'm gonna build a M50 stroker out of a M50 I already have. :D
                              Hell ya, it'll be reassuring to know that you have a rebuilt engine to. Have you priced averything to rebuild an m50, is it bad?

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                                • e30tom
                                  Advanced Member
                                  • Mar 2006
                                  • 116
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by 02stu
                                  Hell ya, it'll be reassuring to know that you have a rebuilt engine to. Have you priced averything to rebuild an m50, is it bad?
                                  Haven't got around to it yet. It shouldn't be too bad though. Since I'm using all BMW OEM parts, the bearings, seals, and bolts are readily available.

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