<E30-M3> Timing chain Tensioner

[Kurt Zimmerman <kuzimmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A friend of mine is getting a lot of noise from the timing chain in
his E30 M3.  He just compared it to two other E30 M3's and his makes
much more noise.  He was wondering if anybody has had problems with
the timing chain tensioner?.  The way he described the tensioning
system, it appears that oil pressure works to keep the chain tight (is
that right?).  Apparently, the system is pretty simple and he is
wondering what might cause it to work improperly.  He claims that he
has plenty of oil pressure.  If anybody could offer advice (or another
reason why he might have so much timing chain noise) please email me
and I will pass the information along.

thanks


Kurt Zimmerman

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