Help! belt or chain?
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I have a 93 E36 320i Coupe. As far as I was aware my car is chain driven. However, I was talking to a BMW stealer (oops - dealer ) this morning who said it might be belt driven as they changed engines at about this point. Is there anyway I can tell without taking the timing cover off the engine?
Many thanks in advance...
>>> Edited by ChrisO on Saturday 12th June 13:00
Many thanks in advance...
>>> Edited by ChrisO on Saturday 12th June 13:00
Cheers folks, it's put my mind at rest Re servicing etc - I had visions of the belt snapping and valves flying everywhere! Not getting at you personally Scooby (being our friendly beemer guru), just franchised dealers in general - my car's due an inspection II soon and my local dealer was gonna charge me £600
>> Edited by ChrisO on Saturday 12th June 16:23
>> Edited by ChrisO on Saturday 12th June 16:23
ChrisO said:Strewth.
my car's due an inspection II soon and my local dealer was gonna charge me £600
I'm giving my '95 328 a full service this weekend for the princely sum of £71.54 inc VAT. This includes a pair of front pads. A mechanic friend is resetting the pesky service display in the car.
Providing you keep the receipts to prove that the works has been done, then I don't think that home servicing makes a great difference to the residual value of a nine year old car, even if it is a BMW.
Certainly not after you take into account the costs of having a dealer do the work...
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