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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: spanish_pants on December 29, 2009, 03:17:36 PM

Title: Time to redo the timing chain...HOLY TESTICLES!
Post by: spanish_pants on December 29, 2009, 03:17:36 PM

Hey all, my timing chain has gotten progressively worse over the last 10,000 km´s so tomorrow with the help of a friend we are going to refresh the timing components.
Besides the guides, chain, tensioner and sprockets can anyone tell me what else i should take a look at while i have all the covers off? i´d like to fix any else that might creep un on me.
I´ll post up pictures as i go along. It may help the next poor soul who has to do this in the future

Just some additional info in case anyone is wondering.

The car is a ´90 is with around 208,000 km´s on the odo.
Fan clutch and waterpump have both been replaced within the last 8,000
Coolant hoses replaced within the last 10,000 km.

Cheers

Title: Time to redo the timing chain...HOLY TESTICLES!
Post by: RED IS 91 on December 29, 2009, 05:29:34 PM

I will be doing this in the spring along with a new gas tank so am very interested. There is a write here  
http://www.esatclear.ie/~bpurcell/318ismaintenance.html#timingchain

 if you didn't know it. Post your progress .

Title: Time to redo the timing chain...HOLY TESTICLES!
Post by: spanish_pants on December 30, 2009, 02:59:28 PM

I´ve gotten a little further along. You can see the updates along with pictures here...

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87089

Title: Time to redo the timing chain...HOLY TESTICLES!
Post by: RED IS 91 on December 30, 2009, 03:30:04 PM

Quote from: spanish_pants;83864

I´ve gotten a little further along. You can see the updates along with pictures here...

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87089

Cool,should be done within a few weeks?
good luck

Title: Time to redo the timing chain...HOLY TESTICLES!
Post by: spanish_pants on December 31, 2009, 04:18:24 AM

Quote from: RED IS 91;83865

Cool,should be done within a few weeks?
good luck[/QUOT

If things go well, two weeks tops. We were supposed to pick up the spare motor today, but looks like that´s not going to happen until saturday.

The plan is to use the head from the spare as well as the cams. Hopefully they will be in better shape.

For the time being i´m just trying to clean the engine bay as well as replacing the worn motor mounts.  

Saturday i should have more updates and pictures.

Happy New Year All!!!!