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Re: grinding sound from engine (archive)
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Posted by Andrej Gaspari on October 23, 2000 at 13:06:30:

In Reply to: grinding sound from engine posted by Richard on October 22, 2000 at 23:41:57:

Oh, its serious alright. Personally, I'd source a rebuilt motor or a good used one and drop it in, then figure out just how messed up your old one is. Quite likely, you have major damage that will necessitate a full rebuild and possibly a new cylinder head.

You might want to install an oil pressure guage while you're at it.


I have an '86 535i, and recently, my oil pan was cracked and I lost all my oil. Unfortantely, I drove for about 100 miles (of hard driving) with no oil before I realized the pan was cracked. I replaced the pan and gasket and refilled with oil, and now I have a grinding type sound (like metal scraping on metal) coming from the engine just around 1800 rpm. Any ideas on what this is or how to fix it or if it's serious? Or if they're even related?

Thanks,
Richard
86 535i




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