Re: E30 Timing Worry...Where In Chicago?

["Mike Theuri" <mikesoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Franc,

I'd think the timing belt quote was a good one partly because
he's independent and also because of my location, Conway, 
AR 30 miles west of Little Rock. He does imports but I trust 
him with bmw because he did some very good work on one
of my friend's 528 and always offered a reasonable price as 
opposed to the dealer. My timing belt doesn't seem to offer
any signs of deterioration but I would go ahead and change it 
cause just like your car, there doesn't seem to be any info 
regarding when it was last changed. The guy I bought it from 
said that it would be wise to do it even if it wasn't due but 
close to its changing time to avoid the extra expense involved 
if it were to break. As for the six hours, seems like quite a 
challenge to me, I haven't gotten the manual yet, so I'll 
probably pass on it this time . But thanks for your info, I'll
the problem you are experiencing might be due to the 
timing belt but I can't really say. Hope someone can help 
you figure that one. 

Mike -- 325 '86

- -----Original Message-----
   I am also experiencing the same thing with my 86 325e with 134K miles on
it. I have no idea when the timing belt was changed but I saw a decal under
the hood which has camshaft drive belt history and the last time it was
changed was on 7/15/96 at 124K miles. So I would like to think that the
timing belt was also serviced around that same year (just a wild guess).


   I don't know if this is really a case of a bad timing belt (what do you
think, Russ?) but I would like to ask you anyway where you got your quote
for $185? I would like to get a hold of those parts also. And if you are
planning on spending 6hrs on it, you might want to give me some insights so
I wouldn't be leaving screws or vital parts after I do it myself.


Thanks!
Franc
BMWCCA#158623

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