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Message: <blockquote data-quote="planta" data-source="post: 273261" data-attributes="member: 7799">This brings back memories. There was this E36 318i engine that was as dirty as this one. It was so dirty and clogged the engine oil upflow channels to the timing chain. It made the timing chain dry, dirty and noisy. The car could start but the noise from the engine was so loud like it was running without lubrication. The owner had to tow the car to my friend's place.When we removed the valve cover, the engine smell like was bad and super strong. The smell stayed on our hairs and shirts by the time we were finish removing the engine head.It took us several rounds of chemical wash and rinse plus scrapping to remove the dirt from the engine parts. In fact, when disassembling the engine, some areas had to be scrapped and remove the dirt to get to the nuts and screws.planta</blockquote>