[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

If you get the inspection ask for a leak down test too. That will shed some light on how the car has been treated or if you have a problem that a compression test might miss.

And have them pull the oil sump plate to look for debris as well as the bottom of the oil filter housing before the oil is dumped out. These two things are the windows into the soul of an M96/97 engines'e health. They won't do it unless you request it. Get pics and post them.