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Some evidence of oil starvation on the cam lobe furthest from the oil pump which isn't too bad considering the age of this engine. Lots of milkshake though, glad it didn't end up catastrophic.
Good news is that the engine and the Getrag unit are intact and will be put back together with much overdue TLC.... and perhaps with some special custom sauce
We compiled the list of all we need and ordered them a week or so back. The list is very long and some of these parts are essentially the last ones on planet earth so I'm very sorry for people trying to refresh their M70 after me. Here's a snippet:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-bmw-850csi-25-2/
dumptruck wroteI did, made me very happy with my decision to do a proper restoration
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