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hopefully saved a 4.6 from destruction
So the x5 4.6 that I bought from Canada had the timing guides done about 20k miles ago. I have heard horror stories of the oil pump pickup not being cleaned out after the job so I pulled the pan down today after a brief "stop engine oil pressure" message that appeared last week but never came back, and to my shock the pickup was full of old guide material. I cleaned it out obviously and there was no metal in the oil or filter. I hope there isn't serious damage done by this as the engine doesn't make any bad noises apart from the usual Vanos knock at idle.
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