jjs 64 Report post Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) Is an E36 (95 325i Vanos) cam belt or chain driven..... Thanks is advance Sorry "dunb" = "dumb" Edited October 28, 2006 by jjs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted October 29, 2006 Is an E36 (95 325i Vanos) cam belt or chain driven..... Thanks is advance Sorry "dunb" = "dumb" Chain driven mate... M40 engine was last of belt drive motors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted October 29, 2006 Chain driven mate... M40 engine was last of belt drive motors Thanks for that. What code would my engine be? When did they produce M40's? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted October 29, 2006 325i is M50 search Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TronSpec 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) Yeah man engine code is m50b25tu vanos Edited October 31, 2006 by MrHamWallet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwipetrolhead 1 Report post Posted November 7, 2006 How long to chains tend to last compared to belts? My 540 is chain driven too - I assume it's one very long chain driving both banks, but perhaps there are two separate chains. When I used to service Mercs in the '80s, the V8s had one massively long chain and we used to replace them by connecting the new one to the old one with a joining link then carefully turn the engine over by hand as we fed it in (requires two people). This was a big time saver though, compared to ripping the front of the engine apart as the manual suggested. Cheers Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted December 11, 2006 yeh i wanna know the answer to this as well.. my cars chain when accelerating, makes like a rattling noise like its hitting something while spinning. is that normal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
318isCoupe 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2006 yeh i wanna know the answer to this as well.. my cars chain when accelerating, makes like a rattling noise like its hitting something while spinning. is that normal? Hydraulic tensioner needs attention/replacing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
