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03-15-2005, 11:34 PM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mississauga
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Car: '85 635csi race car
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'89 525i M20 broken timing belt (PICS)
Customer with a broken timing belt, see pictures below, the piston #3 hits the exhaust valve pretty bad, bending it (along with two other ones).
With the impact the cylinder head got damaged.
Can you tell the oil change wasn't done frequently, the cam is very worn also.
So check you timing belts if you have a M20 engine.
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03-15-2005, 11:56 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: T-Dot
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Holley shit.i bet u he drove a jap crap for years before he/she started drivin a bimmer.
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03-16-2005, 01:40 AM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Milton
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This is not that bad! I had an M20 (eta) with a broken belt once...where the valve was broken OFF the stem...and the rest were bent...with sevear head and piston damage... 
So to all M20 owners: get your belts done on time! 
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03-16-2005, 01:56 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Canada
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Car: Bmw
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bruno u didnt get back to me on my pm man
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03-16-2005, 12:29 PM
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holy old school...
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: ny.on.ca
Posts: 2,431
Car: '90 325is, '85 318i
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I guess that's the reason they say to change it at every 80,000 kms.
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03-16-2005, 12:43 PM
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4th Gear Member
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Originally Posted by M_powered
bruno u didnt get back to me on my pm man |
Sorry I have been so busy doing headgaskets on 535i, timing chain on 318i M42 and now this timing belt on the 525i...
I will look into what is available for the Audi.
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03-16-2005, 02:03 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: T.Dot
Posts: 8,813
Car: e36 m3
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Any idea how many kms were on it when it broke?
When I did mine the old one looked like it was starting to tear apart, I got to it in time.
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03-16-2005, 04:16 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bradford, ON
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Car: 97 328is-02 Impreza
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How hard is it to do by the way?? How much $$ in parts is it??
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03-16-2005, 04:19 PM
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holy old school...
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Originally Posted by thinair
How hard is it to do by the way?? How much $$ in parts is it??
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Apparently it's a bit of work, and it's usually suggested that since you're there, you may as well change the water-pump...depends on your capability...for me, it's straight to the mechanic for that.
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03-16-2005, 04:23 PM
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moderationistismingly
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Originally Posted by ara325
Apparently it's a bit of work, and it's usually suggested that since you're there, you may as well change the water-pump...depends on your capability...for me, it's straight to the mechanic for that.
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I don't mind the work, I mind the price of parts 
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03-16-2005, 04:25 PM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mississauga
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Waterpump, thermostat, seals, thermostat housing because it is cracked, distributor cap and rotor, headgasket set + bolts, all the belts, air filter, oil filter, spark plugs, timing belt kit, coolant (BMW) and oil around 760 of parts tax included.
Then you have the used cylinder head cost and the cost to check it out by a reputable shop.
If it was a simple timing belt it would have been 3 hours labour and the timing belt kit: 52.50 Cdn and some coolant (then waterpump, belts...)
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03-16-2005, 07:58 PM
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M20 timing belt parts & labour incl. @ Town & Country BMW on Kennedy just south of Hwy 7 = $287.00 + taxes.
CHEAP!
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03-16-2005, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by thinair
How hard is it to do by the way?? How much $$ in parts is it??
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Hey Nelsen, if you know what you are doing it isn't that bad, and for all of the parts including the water pump, it's under $100.
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03-16-2005, 11:03 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bradford, ON
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Car: 97 328is-02 Impreza
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That is exactly what I want to hear.  I guess I'll do it just for piece of mind, the previous own put 90k on it and never changed it.
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03-17-2005, 07:00 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NG, Republica Srpska / Toronto, ON
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That kind of a job needs to be done stircky by BMW dealer....No bull sh_it ,I learnd it hard way.....That's if you care for your car and it's worth some cash.
Bruno: I thik I saw your old 535i @ Bieri auto....It's advertised as euro 535 with wide grill...Never saw an 535i with wide grill in Canada.
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