M30 Engine timing mark

[scoobydo]

All,

Trying to find where the timing mark is on my M30 engined E30. Have found the mark on the balancer between O T what does O and T denote out of interest? Have seen a couple of reference to a mark on the timing cover but cannot find this. Anyone got a picture or can describe where this elusive mark is?

Cheers

[zaust]

If you are looking at the ot Mark with the line in the middle, should be near the top and then look to the left of that about 15 ° and you will see the mark to line up too.

[scoobydo]

So is this looking from the front ir if there was no bonnet? Thanks

[zaust]

Yes

OT, in German, is Oberer Totpunkt, more correctly translated as the top dead point.