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Originally Posted by Bdc101
So how long do I have? That's what I mean. So what if there is lead, copper, and iron in the sample, do I need to park the car and rebuild my motor right now? In 50 miles? In 50,000 miles? In a year? In ten years? There's no actionable information here because there's no way to determine how much service life the engine has left.
This sample was taken 15 months ago, so clearly it had more than 15 months of life left.
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It’s one of those.. Dang, “should have done it” things. If you spin a bearing it’s done. If you already have readings, and their showing levels, it’s time to service.
And, unfortunately the news doesn’t get better. If there is crank damage, it’s just more you’ll have to contend with.
I hope for all of my fellow M54 owner’s that have this issue, that it is a simple bearing replacement service. It wasn’t all that bad for me once it was addressed. And I highly suggest anyone that has a oil pan gasket repair on the horizon, to look into this matter.