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**Leon** · 03-19-2010, 01:29 PM

Hi all your Beemers, can someone help me, how or were can i find photo's or drawings or specifications for the cam timing special tools. I want to set my car on fire, tired of a car with no power. I have changed the cylinder head and and and and
Help please anybody
Leon

**C Sean Watts** · 04-06-2010, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

Hi all your Beemers, can someone help me, how or were can i find photo's or drawings or specifications for the cam timing special tools. I want to set my car on fire, tired of a car with no power. I have changed the cylinder head and and and and
Help please anybody
Leon

Do you mean these?

**Leon** · 04-07-2010, 04:23 AM

Yes Sean that is the right tools for cam timing, but i am in South Africa and how do i buy them. But i can see that the cam's are lying horizontal at the back were the tool goes in. Is that right. because i had my cam's like that and still no power. Thanks for the pic's.
Leon

**C Sean Watts** · 04-07-2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

Yes Sean that is the right tools for cam timing, but i am in South Africa and how do i buy them. But i can see that the cam's are lying horizontal at the back were the tool goes in. Is that right. because i had my cam's like that and still no power. Thanks for the pic's.
Leon

Part of the procedure is to lock them, take tension off one chain, turn the intake sprocket to the end of its range (with 115490 tool) THEN tighten it.

I own a parts import/export company and if you need the set, I'm in the USA and I can help you with purchase and shipping. International shipping is not so intimidating as you might think. If you have a UPS or Fedex account, it would not cost you anything more than actual shipping. Have a look here, this is the official US Postal Service rate (East Coast to South Africa) It's not free but it is a reasonable rate for air mail.

BTW, I specialize in diesel fuel injection systems for Mercedes Benz, VW, Volvo, M A N, and others. My business email is HessianImports@bellsouth.net

**kevzep** · 04-08-2010, 07:54 PM

There are some templates to make your own in my haynes manual which covers 91 to 95
This covers the 325i m50 b25 engine, is'nt the 328 the same engine?

**C Sean Watts** · 04-08-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kevzep

There are some templates to make your own in my haynes manual which covers 91 to 95
This covers the 325i m50 b25 engine, is'nt the 328 the same engine?

It's actually the M52 but very similar. But the VANOS service tool kit is more than just a straight edge for the cams.

**kevzep** · 04-08-2010, 10:41 PM

The diagrams in my book are not straight edges ( a straight edge is just that??)
i have no idea about vanos etc, but these digrams might be worth a look, they're not selling you anything

**kevzep** · 04-08-2010, 10:45 PM

Having read about vanos, i am out of my depth

**C Sean Watts** · 04-09-2010, 08:32 PM

To get Leon's problem fixed, you have to NOT ONLY line up the cams, but take the pressure off the cam to cam chain and lock it (tool in kit) slide a little flywheel lock pin in to keep the crank from turning (tool in kit) and turn the intake cam sprocket with the special tool that would be VERY difficult to make on your own.

If you have the M50 engine you don't have the VANOS, the M52 DOES, and you have to account for the position the intake cam sprocket adjuster is in when you tighten it down.

I was told by a BMW master mechanic that it can be done without the special tools but you MUST have an assistant (with two good hands) and really know the procedure. WITH the tool kit it's not so bad.

Check this out www.beisansystems.com and look under 'procedures.'

This guy is local to me and pretty helpful.