Did mine today. One thing to note: make sure your car isn't in gear when you turn the crank to get the timing marks lined up.
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not sure if someone already touched on this or if i completely missed this while reading (which is possible since its 1 am and im at work) but did u mention rotation the engine twice before lining up the marks on the cam gear at TDC that way you dont accidentally line up a tooth forward or backwards?10 minutes... then we invade China.
We'll begin with the small town of General Tso's,
And move to the Orange chicken province.
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Originally posted by dudoy View PostCan anyone recommend the best timing belt/water pump kit available online??
As for rotation, on the several I have done I do rotate the assembly. All of mine lined up perfectly, and never had any issues.1987 Delphin 325e Sedan - Natalie
1990 325i 24v
1997 Chevrolet K1500 Crew Cab 4x4 - The Centurion
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Originally posted by SRE3O View PostSoo I got to taking out the radiator and shroud and the shroud is broken at the bottom of it. Is this bad or not? It's just the black plastic that is right at the bottom
I'll post a pic soon of it
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I've heard some stories of mechanics who really tighten those. Its not necessary as its a reverse thread. The fan spins opposite. When I did mine, a light tap was all that was needed. When you do get around to putting it back on, DON'T go crazy on it. Just use the wrench for leverage and hold the fan. I did my job back in July and no problems.
I found that the thin wrench was hard to find. I bought a 32mm standard combination wrench from Princess Auto for around $15 and it worked great. The UltraPro 32mm fits in their perfectly as well, FYI (well at least on an Eta).Estoguy
1986 BMW 325, Alpenweiss ~ "Elsa"
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Using this guide, and bentley, and a couple other DIY guides from other sites, i was able to get the Timing belt and water pump changed. This was the first work I had ever done on any car (complete noob).
Great guide, thanks for putting this out there.
Note -- if you are a beginner it will take WAY longer than you expect
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So a trick I used to remove the fan and fan clutch was I took a VERY LONG screw driver (probably 18 inches in length), and I used it to hold the pulley in place by applying HOLDING force counter clockwise and using the 32mm wrench to turn CLOCKWISE. See diagram…sorry, i'm not an artist.
Now…If I could ask for some help, so i got everything removed, i haven't MOVED the cam gear or the crank shaft at all…however! I moved this sprocket…is that bad?!?!?!? See the RED BOX. I totally forgot to not move anything so i can just slip the new belt on.
Secondly, I want to clean the sprocket on the crankshaft…is there anyway to remove this cover without pulling all the gears off? I want to clean all this crap off...
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