Pics after removal of Valve cover, and of Cleaned engine

[sk8ersublime]

So before our little meet up here in MD i decided to change my Valve Cover Gasket...when i took the cover off....this is what i found...




!!!! There was NO SLUDGE!!!!! 261,000+ miles....and thats what i saw....i was shocked. so after replacing the front cover, we gave up on the rear cover because there is just too much shit to take off...so im going to have someone do that, but i also cleaned my engine out with NAPA's Engine Degreaser, not the best pics, and the black cover was off the engine when i took the pic.



i love this thing.....261,000+ and going....

[midnightmach]

Good work, no sludge FTW!

[digitalscars]

how do you keep sludge out from ur engine? any special maintance you need to do?

[sk8ersublime]

dude...i have no clue....i change the oil every 3000, and usually use Plus or Premium gas...other than that...i have no clue...lol....like i said....i was SHOCKED!

[Venom_5]

it looks like the oil is low .... but maybe thats just how teh V6 looks

but yay for no sludge! ive got 135k miles and im sludge-free too

[Rdizzle]

^ yeah but your just a pissant 4....

[sk8ersublime]

oil was just changed, 5qt, and dip is full.....v6 ftw....again...and again.

[Tuner571]

Looks great man, gotta love that V6.

[bigbird]

yeah thats unreal, im tempted to lift my valve cover just to see how it looks.

[Mike Gerber]

"i change the oil every 3000,"

That's what did it. You, or whoever originally owned the car, was anal about the oil changes. Well done.

Mike

[Eye8Pussies]

the better question is this, actually....why would you EXPECT sludge regardless of mileage?

an engine should never have sludge (Even with that "sludge problem" that the 1mzfe's are "supposed" to have) when the oil is changed regularly


but for real though- good stuff.....


but you've never really done any "real" work until you've changed the rear valve cover gasket on our damn cars

[sk8ersublime]

lol....yea i know...fuck that rear cover....way too much shit to deal with...

i just didnt expect it to be THAT clean.....

oh and my grandpa is the only owner of the car...just gave it to me when he got the 330xi

[Toysrme]

they never sludge on the front bank, and rarely do on the rear bank. It's everytjing else that causes the problems when you dont change your oil lol.

[TTercel]

Thats awesome man can't wait till you hit 300k