[W126 Coupe] Timing chain and lubrication maintenance note...

[Josh Allen]

Carl Hansen wrote:

> The engine has been run without oil at one point to cause the initial 

> damage. Oil has obviously been added after the fact but the damage is 

> already done and later on the engine blows.

> It happened shortly after purchasing the car as I understand it, correct?

> Carl


Nah, I bought it broken, I was after a good shell. 
I was looking for a project, and I'm NOT overly inclined to body work.  
Wrenching is absolutely fine, though.  I like digging into an engine 
just to keep my hands and mind busy.
I didn't suspect that the engine was /this/ badly broken though, and was 
in progress of getting ready to pull the cams and bearings to haul them 
to a local cam grinder to have them brought back up to spec when I found 
the carnage.

That makes sense about how it could have happened to have that pattern 
of damage and indications of overheating, though. 
I was scratching my head on how it ended up with overheating, oil 
starvation signs, as well as the hopped timing that apparently killed 
the left bank!

-Josh
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