Post by dave1800 on May 7, 2015 6:57:31 GMT
My nephew has a noisy timing chain on his BMW 2 litre diesel and has been quoted around £4,500 by the main agents to sort it out. I believe the parts alone are around £1200 (probably plus VAT). The alternative is to wait for the big bang and no power steering or power brakes which is no fun and an even more massive bill.
This news led me to to look at timing chains for MGBs etc on the various forums. Apart from the old news that some new timing chains are rubbish, either stretching or unsuitable as they can mess up the valve timing, I did find this simple check described by Roger N Tanner quite handy as it doesn't involve taking the cover off.
Scroll down to the fifth post timing chain check
Not comprehensive of course as I'm sure Tommy will note
but a quick and not so dirty approach that will tell you if there is something wrong but not that all is OK.
David
This news led me to to look at timing chains for MGBs etc on the various forums. Apart from the old news that some new timing chains are rubbish, either stretching or unsuitable as they can mess up the valve timing, I did find this simple check described by Roger N Tanner quite handy as it doesn't involve taking the cover off.
Scroll down to the fifth post timing chain check
Not comprehensive of course as I'm sure Tommy will note
but a quick and not so dirty approach that will tell you if there is something wrong but not that all is OK.David
