Missing around 5000 revs..

[mini-mad]

The cars a 1990 318i lux only covered 86,000 miles and hasn't really been drove far the last couple of years. I realised it would miss at 5000 revs and sometimes over 5,500 miles, so I gave it a service using oil plugs and filters off the wiki page, as she needed a service anyways but am still felling her miss. It's pulling through the gears brilliant untill she hits them revs.. Any ideas ??

[Grrrmachine]

Bad news, I'm afraid:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... _Over_5000

[magpie]

If the engine sound can be described as "sounding like a skeleton wanking in a dustbin" then your cam is very likely worn.

[mini-mad]

I read that and started too worrie but engines quite no ticking at all, she sounds good like.. Any way of checking the cam without removing it from the engine ? Would it be a costly job too put a new cam in ?

Thanks Adam

[Brianmoooore]

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... _Over_5000

[Chris_B86]

As the wiki states, you just need to remove the cam cover not the engine to check the cam itself

[mini-mad]

Cheers

[mini-mad]

Would it be a bad idea too keep driving the car until I get it fixed ? She's not ticking or anything :s