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Zoso
09-15-2006, 06:54 PM
There is a new rattle in my engine and a new timing chain hasn't solved the problem.

Do you guys think this noise is a worn timing chain/guides/sprockets?

I made two copies of the same video - 1 in high quality and 1 in low quality. You'll need Windows Media Player 9 or greater to play the video. Please right click and save as. My server is fragile and slow :)

http://zoso.no-ip.org/videos/318i-rattle-hi.wmv
http://zoso.no-ip.org/videos/318i-rattle-lo.wmv
ak96ss
09-15-2006, 07:59 PM
Wow.... it is fragile and slow.... :)

Hang on...
Jimmy
09-15-2006, 08:23 PM
My money is on #3 http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=AF93&mospid=47305&btnr=64_0552&hg=64&fg=50
ak96ss
09-15-2006, 08:33 PM
My money is on #3 http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=AF93&mospid=47305&btnr=64_0552&hg=64&fg=50

I don't think I even have #3... <lol>

First thing I would do is pull the belts off and see what that does to the noise. Barring that, I would bet that there is something loose inside the timing case.
Zoso
09-15-2006, 08:53 PM
I don't think I even have #3... <lol>

First thing I would do is pull the belts off and see what that does to the noise. Barring that, I would bet that there is something loose inside the timing case.

Did you get the video? I was downloading a .torrent file... that always fouls up my router and makes everything slow. The torrent is done now.

Good idea, guys, about pulling the belts off. I'll give that a try before ripping my engine apart. I, too, believe that something is amiss inside the timing case.
D. Clay
09-15-2006, 11:28 PM
There is a new rattle in my engine and a new timing chain hasn't solved the problem.
Who did the work? Do they know what to look for in the guides, sprockets, etc. or did they just stick a new chain in? What did taking off the belts do?
Hope it's cheap.
Zoso
09-15-2006, 11:51 PM
Who did the work? Do they know what to look for in the guides, sprockets, etc. or did they just stick a new chain in? What did taking off the belts do?
Hope it's cheap.

Crap - typo. I replaced the timing chain TENSIONER. The timing case has never been opened to my knowledge.