re: How much oil?

["Lin, Gary" <Gary.Lin@xxxxxxxx>]

A lot of stock M3's tend to do this, even at the full level the lifters tick
on hard use.  One kluge is to overfill up to one quart max., any more risks
blowing the seals or crank foaming.

Gary Lin   Nat'l Capital Ch.

> A friend of mine recently came back from an autocross with a strange
> story.  After a couple of runs, he found that his E36 M3 was making a
> pretty loud ticking sound.  Not just the sound of a hot engine, but
> something like a playing card getting hit with the fan.

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