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weldy
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Post Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:32 pm

hi im new to this forum so erm hi :D

ive got a 1990 316i thats snapped the timing belt ...any idea if these are safe engines or not

thanks

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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:01 am

The valves will be bent at the minimum... sorry!

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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:15 am

Welcome to the Zone.....

Sorry, but most (if not all) BMW engines are "Interference Engines".
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:26 pm

Not sure if he was just plain lucky, but my father's 316i snapped it's cambelt when it was on 110,000 and no faults were found on the rebuild. Car is still going well, currently on 185,000!
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Post Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:48 pm

thanks for the replys folks..............
gonna rip the head off it tommorrow and take it from there ......time will tell :D


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Post Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:35 pm

weldy wrote:thanks for the replys folks..............
gonna rip the head off it tommorrow and take it from there ......time will tell :D


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