Bringing a rare beauty back to life - M Coupe content

This silver car came for a visit on Saturday and its owner was so overwhelmed with our garaging facilities he decided to leave it. I must comment on the unmolested condition of this car and its superb overall condition having recorded some 160 000km with a full service history and a sympathetic owner. This truly is an excellent example.

A compression test was done to determine the condition of the motor. The test indicated a very likely possibility of a damaged cylinder head gasket. Cylinders five and six reported the same values which were some 33% less than cylinder one to four.
[1:140, 2:135, 3:140, 4:140, 5:105, 6:100]

Notice here the condition and colour on cylinder five.

The owner decided for work to proceed on the car and the required repairs to be completed.

Tappet cover off, as can be seen this vehicle has been pampered.

Unplugging fuel injection harness.

Notice the difference in colouration of throttle body butterflies 1-4 and 5-6.