E34 M50 Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick... Help!

[6670charger]

Yes, it was. I spent about 8 hours working on the thing the other day. The gasket behind the oil pickup was the culprit. Lifters are nice and quiet now.

Had to lift the engine a couple of inches to create some clearance to get the pan out, and then remove the driver-side motor mount to replace two of the pan bolts.

[Russell]

Thanks, Looks like it will only be done by my Indy in my case. I hate the thought of his labor cost.

[6670charger]

The only thing that saved my butt was that I'm on a military installation, and we have what's called an Auto Craft shop. It's a fully stocked garage with workbays, lifts, tools and a few coaches who help out or give you pointers on what needs to be done. You do the lion's share of the work yourself. Costs me $7/hr for a lift bay, so I spent $50. Total was about $75 with the parts.

If it hadn't been for that, I'll bet it would have cost me a good 150-200 euro (around $200-300) to get it done provided any local mechanic would even look at a car this old. Might have had to take it to BMW, or else just junk it.