Im not sure how much you can tell of an engine just by looking at that pic.......... but it looks fine to me for the mileage, looks like there is some sludge build up around those black areas. Again, its hard to tell
what kind of oil do you run ?
have you done a compression test just for curiosity ?
94' Mx3 GS 0-60 in 7.53s [5 spd conversion / Rebuilt 2.5 KL]
Nope, I haven't done a compression test. Though they did one when I bought it for 1½ years ago, and the compression was good on all cylinders (12,5-13kg).
you can see a bit of wear on the cams and the oil looks black... i use 10 w 30 and sometimes 40.. my head is super clean..again im at 35k miles so maybe thats why. I guess comp terst is only way to tell. Looks normal to me.
-hec
MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
I think it looks pretty good. I have seen much worse before. Looks like the oil has been changed regularly and it has never over heated. Both are good things.
Changed the oil today. Gonna do oil change two times per year now. I drive around 10,000km per year. The old oil was black. Maybe I should do a complete flush after the summer.