Originally posted by golde30
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Whats sketchy about it? Not much different than taking your oil fill lid off while its running. You'll lose vacuum obviously and oil will spray everywhere. But as long as you only do it for a short amount of time, I cant think of any detriments to the motor.
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i found something rather interesting.
since fredk is talking about the notch mating up and all...i realized on realoem the pic is a bit different to the tensioner i have.
and mine:
it doesn't have that notch in it like the one in the pic yet the p/n's match because this is exactly what i ordered from patrick.
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i actually upgraded to the s50 tensioner however my m50 came with the older tensioner (two-piece) and there was no notch at the end...IG: deniso_nsi Leave me feedback here
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found a thread on bimmerforums:
EDIT: one more but unanswered.
dude pretty much has a related tensioner issue.Last edited by dude8383; 10-15-2008, 08:13 PM.IG: deniso_nsi Leave me feedback here
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my s50 one-piece tensioner DOES have the notch for the timing chain rail.IG: @Baye30
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Good lord... it sounds exactly like my nissan with a really bad connecting rod after melting the pistons running it too lean...
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i may actually try removing the valve cover but not before i take a look at everything before i actually start it.IG: deniso_nsi Leave me feedback here
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should i perhaps switch to the tensioner that is listed at the top?
i will be dropping the oil pan over the weekend and will most likely take of the front timing case cover in the process.
i think i will try my luck first and hope that its just the chain tensioner hugely mis-aligned.IG: deniso_nsi Leave me feedback here
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If your chain rail isn't pre-95(M50 style) and you are using a pre-95 (M50 style) notched tensioner, then you have the wrong tensioner.Comment
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i find that if you order by your motors VIN, then you will always have the rite parts matched up...IG: @Baye30
FRONT VALENCE IS ZENDER!!! STOP FILLING MY PM BOX PPL!!!Comment
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Unless you find out you have a cracked block and have to grab a random one at work that has the least amount of shit on it to get it to the machine shop and don't realize it is an M52 block.
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haha thats how i ordered my rail guide.Originally posted by golde30 View Post
well like i said above i ordered exactly what came with the motor...but i do see what your saying.Originally posted by PiercedE30 View Post
so which tensioner should i be ordering then? i want to use the one piece version..IG: deniso_nsi Leave me feedback here
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not for long its not! Cap off the PCV tube, tho, so it wouldn't suck air into the TB (vacuum leak!), I did this to diag a slack eccentric on my m20Originally posted by dude8383 View Post1989 cirrisblau-metallic 325iComment
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just got it today!Originally posted by devonjordan View Post
i will install it this weekend and let you know how it goes :)
just left ya some feedback btw.IG: deniso_nsi Leave me feedback here
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