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| E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars. |
04-21-2005, 07:45 PM
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Name: popzalock
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Timing belt?
i know some bimmers like 318's dont have timing belts, but for the 325s... how often should the timing belts be changed? based on the miles or amount of time? i have a 86' 325 that i might hafta cop a timing belt for it. |
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04-21-2005, 09:01 PM
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Name: matt325is
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The optimal time to replace is every 60,000 miles or 4 years, which ever comes first.
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04-21-2005, 09:53 PM
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Name: catalyst
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60,000 is recommended, but if i owned a car with an m20, it would get a new one every 30-40k.
you do NOT want to deal with a broken Tbelt, its quite possibly the worst thing that could happen to your m20, that along with a money shift at high rpms.
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04-21-2005, 10:04 PM
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Name: witeshark
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I just had a shop do mine for ~240$ But that included the tensioner and seals |
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04-22-2005, 12:13 AM
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Name: Joey
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Letting the belt go too long will destroy your top end.
If you have any reason to suspect a problem, get in there and change it. |
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04-25-2005, 12:01 PM
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Name: the afro guy
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i saw the aftermath of a broken timing belt about a month ago. there was a 325i in at my mechanics shop that had just done itself..... 6 bent valves..... lots of money... car was off the road for a while.
definately something to keep track of.
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04-25-2005, 01:44 PM
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Name: Red_Rocket
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I Changed mine last summer it was about 60,000 since the last time it was done, While i did that I put all new belts and a new water pump, ran 10x better
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