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Car Forum / BMW Cars / July 200693 325i timing belt
First off, does this car have a timing belt or a chain? What's the recommended official service interval? Is that interval practical? And of course the BIG question, Is this an 'interference' type of engine or not? Thanks so much Chris > First off, does this car have a timing belt or a chain? What's the > recommended official service interval? Is that interval practical? And of > course the BIG question, Is this an 'interference' type of engine or not? Chain. Interference. They don't break and are changed only if you do head work. Some people allege that the tensioner needs replacement, but I've never heard of an interval for that. FloydR > First off, does this car have a timing belt or a chain? It has a chain. What's the > recommended official service interval? It's a Life Part. Is that interval practical? It seems to be. And of > course the BIG question, Is this an 'interference' type of engine or not? Yes. Save yourself a lot of trouble and change the timing chain tensioner...they cost about $65, and take about ten minutes to replace....check out some of the BMW forums for an explanation of this simple, but engine-saving, procedure. Did mine on my 318, and the car seems to perform better, and sounds better (chain-rattle noise is gone). >Save yourself a lot of trouble and change the timing chain tensioner...they >cost about $65, and take about ten minutes to replace....check out some of >the BMW forums for an explanation of this simple, but engine-saving, >procedure. Did mine on my 318, and the car seems to perform better, and >sounds better (chain-rattle noise is gone). Can't you just bleed them like the benz ones?  SignatureNeed Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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