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Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:31 pm
by american 320i
Hi I have a grey market 1980 323i and keep getting people telling it has a timing chain or a timing belt? which one is it cause i wanna know what to order before i take it apart.
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:54 pm
by murran
323i is a belt just like every other m20 engine.
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:13 am
by american 320i
Thanks Murran, thats what i thought. Everyone was convinced that it was a chain cause it was '' old ''?
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:16 am
by american 320i
This is my baby right here in the heart of the southwest... Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA!
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:06 am
by murran
what wheels are those?! very cool!
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:09 pm
by american 320i
15x7 Riken mesh! Came with the car and surprisingly had all the center caps!
Interested in huh lol like you wanna buy it @emilysoft11?
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:46 pm
by e21mad
hey, nice ride. When did they start allowing the euro bumpers in the states? I had a 320is and a few others over time , but those bumpers werent allowed then. ofcourse that was 15 years ago.
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:15 am
by american 320i
For a long time to my knowledge??? I mean the car came from Germany in the 90s and its had its original ones the whole time? but they allow all sorts of stuff on cars that they used to get all pissy about, but the emmisions is whats killing me
they won't let me register it because it will not pass emissions
Re: Timing Chain or Timing Belt?
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:05 am
by Yoshi
All BMW's have timing chains, except M20 (and M21 diesel) and M40 engines.