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B318M42W

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« on: February 10, 2009, 04:39:37 PM »
hey there,
   have an easy timing question... will the deflection rail (off an E36 M42) fit in an E30 M42 ? strait forward swap? if it doesn't, what is required to make it fit???
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colin86325

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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 07:35:23 PM »
Good question.  The lower timing case changed in 9/1993, which is also when the deflection rail was introduced.
The deflection rail mounts with 2 bolts, but the E30 idler sprocket mounts with only one bolt.
It's possible that the updated lower timing case introduces a new hole for the second bolt, but I can't say for sure.