I think there is a known issue on these engines in the timing chain area, they stretch to the point of the pistons crashing into the valves.

That has to be accounted for when buying such a car.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)