Why is there so much gunk?

[M4Dboost]

Heres a few pics of what I'm looking at, It was a dull black gunk sh*t, I sprayed it with liquid wrench to take it off, thats why its shiny. The engine has 150,*** miles and seems like it has had limited maintenance done, but I cant tell what this black junk is and why theres so much of it? any ideas? The car had blown turbo seal, but I cant see that being the issue, though the gunk feels like baked on oil. I just can fathom this one, I wasnt losing much oil, deffinatly not enough to create this build up.

BTW it was much thicker before I started to wipe it down.

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She's been maintained , I guess I can add timing belt to my list.

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[Silvertune]

Old engines have gunk, just kind of how it goes. Valve cover gasket could be bad. When you blew the oil seal on the turbo did it spray the engine? A little oil attracts a huge amount of dirt, my guess it that's what you're looking at.

 

[spawn87]

that and the car sees a lot of country time ... you can clean it if you want shouldn't do anything just dont scrub around gasketed areas you be surprised how sometimes its whats stopping a leak.

 

[mgvhmb]

I agree, that is oil that has leaked and gets thick with heat and dirt attaching to it. I recomend cleaning it all off and keep an eye out for leaks.

 

[M4Dboost]

Well I'm glad I joined tuners, good community, fast responses, and helpful info. Thanks guys!

that and the car sees a lot of country time ... you can clean it if you want shouldn't do anything just dont scrub around gasketed areas you be surprised how sometimes its whats stopping a leak.

Lol It only see's 1 or 2 miles of dirt road to my house , haha but boy do I crawl on my road.

 

[DSM_IKE]

That would be from years of oil collecting everywhere. And yes i would say either the timing belt or the tensioner needs to be checked/replaced

 

[M4Dboost]

That would be from years of oil collecting everywhere. And yes i would say either the timing belt or the tensioner needs to be checked/replaced

I already started changing the belt, pulleys, and water pump.
In the picture you cant quite see the dry rot on the timing belt, along with how lose it is.