When the head gasket on my 3.2 liter M104 was leaking, I let it get so bad that oil was pooling on the floor of my garage.
The exhaust manifold was getting so covered in oil that it would smoke a bit at start-up burning off the caked oil.
When I finally took it in for replacement, the whole undercarriage of the car was covered in oil.
The catalytic converter was also covered in oil, essentially ruining it. I failed the next smog test and had to replace it.
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Paul S.
2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.
1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".
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